November 20, 2009
San Vincente to La Union, El Salvador


These photos are out of order because I do not have the camera upload from today. Hope you enjoy the bumps
We did not drive far today as I did not wish to get caught in Honduras overnight and we were approaching the border to Honduras in 40 Km more and it was 11:00 AM. Although Honduras is less than 100 miles for us to cross I think what with border crossings etc I did not feel comfortable with the time frame. So we will leave early in the morning and try to get across in one day.
Last night we spent in a water park and the drive here was unremarkable. The roads here in El Salvador seem to be the best that we have encountered here in Central America. The countries of El Salvador and Guatemala are however one big mountain with El Salvador having the biggest mountains.
You can not in this RV ever get over 50 mph and 40 mph is what seems to be the most common speed when not in a pueblo area. With that said the ideas of distance and time have an entirely different meaning. Sort of like LA where every distance is measured in time to get there with the traffic and not the actual distance.
Today we are staying in the parking lot of the Comfort Inn in La Union which is at one of the southernmost parts of El Salvador and I think we are actually in Puerto Culuco with a great view out the front of the hotel. We try in these countries to stay in secure parking areas and do not park on the road or in remote fields as we might in the US. This is primarily for security reasons and if you notice all of the stores and even gas stations many times here have armed guards.
Well we will soon go to the pool area in the hotel and sit there overlooking the Pacific ocean now. Just think we have been to the Atlantic side and are now on the Pacific side of the countries.
We have really enjoyed the pool and other amenities at the Comfort Inn hotel here and Bev says it's almost like being on a vacation. What have we been doing until now???? Ah well, probably some pictures of this great place for you tomorrow. Wonderful view of the ocean and harbor.