Honduras Road Diary: Let's Get Organised in the Big City! - EP.345

Good morning I must say my fatigue levels are very high these days I'm pushing through for like one month straight because I have still three weeks to get to Costa Rica so I am a little bit in rush but that's okay we can do this today it's a very exciting day because today we're gonna go first to Copen ruins which is Mayan ancient city here in Honduras and this is a must-see in this country so let's start with that and then you'll see Basically now I'm on the same road as I was doing yesterday in my previous episode and then you remember at the end of the day I couldn't get to Copen ruins because the street was blocked there was some kind of strike but the ruins itself they are just before the town so even if the block is still there we'll be able to see the ruins but we won't be able to see the town well looks like this road is still blocked oh that was a nice way of sleeping oh yeah and I think the reason why you have so many tracks here is because past this town there is a border crossing so all these trucks meant to go to Guatemala we're very close to Guatemala yeah we're like a few kilometers still before town and this is the truck as well as you can see no cars just trucks well what is this why is he like that look actually it's not just one truck there's like so many of trucks standing sideways right I guess there are we're not gonna get to Copen ruins we better turn around what else oh chili something is on last few days everything is not going according to my puri plant plan we came all the way to this part of the country for nothing because that was the highlight anyhow yesterday's ride was awesome so I don't regret it right well well well well what's now so now it's time for San Pedro Sula which is one of the biggest towns in in Honduras it's close to the coast and I just need to get some big city supplies go to the camping shop and buy a few items and just just stuff I need to organize myself and I need to work and I need to find a hotel with a fast wi-fi because I need to upload so much footage to the cloud so uh yeah we need to do some work and have a hot shower that would be I will never take hot showers for granted I must say in Central America you hardly ever have hot showers in the hotels it is what it is right let's go to the big story the traffic the heat 33 degrees we're getting closer to the big city clearly the traffic is hectic welcome to San Pedro Sula yep we're in the big city now first stop a hardware shop fingers crossed maybe we'll get a gas bottle for my stove this is a modern city I've got a good feeling I think we're gonna get a gas bottle here okay this is our shop agencia global here we go so what we have here we have oh screw oh I prefer that one because then we don't need to have the extension okay and then this one is the one with an extension I think all right I'll take two to test them I think both should fit my start and the extension I got in Guatemala bargain six bucks for two so one will push in well and now we're looking for accommodation meanwhile we're in the traffic I have this hotel that looks very promising not too far from here so let's see if they have any rooms because I have no reservation this is the way I roll no luck here but around the corner where are you in 400 meters turn left onto three but around the corner we have another one nope ain't happening the rooms here are for like nearly 100 bucks it's not worth it because around the corner we can find something for 45 sorry yep keep going Julie gracias all right third time lucky fingers crossed I'm over it pull I said pull no rooms all right well enough of winging it I saw there is availability in this one oh god I thought we'll never be able to find a room for us Julie for today this stands out not a hotel it's a casa it's a house he didn't really open this is all properly for us did he I got this room for 45 bucks it's actually someone's house but you know what it means it means if this is someone's house there will be hot water in the shower I'm looking forward to that two days later I'm good to go actually I stayed here for two nights and I worked all day yesterday on my videos but I'm good to go today today we're going to the coast and you know what I've noticed in Honduras there's really not many campgrounds around here in the country I'm planning to go to the coast now and I didn't see any established campgrounds on Google Maps or Ioverlander but maybe possibly we'll be able to camp at the back of the restaurant we'll work it out Julie as always right? All right let's go adios right before we leave San Pedro I have to go to the bike shop to buy engine oil for Julie so Julie likes particular oil these days because I have a problem with a gear shifter which I will replace in Costa Rica but until then we have to make it work and Julie prefers Motul oil on Motul oil she shifts well any other oil she's like no I'm not doing it she's just like stuck in third gear and doesn't want to go to second and I've been putting up with that for like 30 000 kilometers now but if we get the right oil it's not too annoying not as bad I've already done research and I know where to go to get that particular oil because Julie deserves the best My GPS took me into the wrong location I think I'm just gonna have to go around because the majority of the streets here this town I've noticed one way right oh oh I like this look at this looks a bit communist nice concrete job uh no no no I can't turn here it's one way oh this is difficult maybe here yeah that's our street not ours everyone's waiting okay that is so sweet these guys gave me two bottles of oil for free that's unreal oh look at this service and I get and I get a chain loop my chain unbelievable that is this is insane she got two bottles of oil for free unbelievable we're gonna top up a little bit because we were running a lot before and I got a chain look so I got two liters of oil and a chain loop just like that by walking into the shop that was so nice of them what can I say Motul is my favorite brand now Julie likes it too I also get this Motul the way to go I can't believe this oh people here are so kind Julie look at you you got oil for free a chain loop for free oh my god you're such a star right where are we going all right fine where are you here we don't have far today to travel around 100km to this possibly camp spot for me for tonight so shall we?