the honduras/salvador border was a bit of a pain, but easier than last time. in the salvadorian border, they gave me shit for using two passports (i’ve used brazilian most of the time, but us when it’s easier/cheaper….like entering mexico or belize). the honduras auto immigration was still a bunch of work, but a bit easier and cheaper this time. this time it involved: showing them originals of passport, car registration, car title, salvadorian auto immigration form (showing car has been expored) and $47 US. it took about 1hr, but as before, the officials were very nice.
on the road between el salvador and honduras were a ton of police checkpoints. its unclear if they were looking for bribes or trying to protect the public. at 3 out of 4, they asked for me to show them my reflective triangle (in case of a breakdown). some also asked for a fire extinguisher and a spare tire. luckily, i had all of them (thanks for the fire extinguisher suggestion jim v!).