Semuc Champay

Semuc Champay - 4/23/2011

Semuc Champay (Honduras) might honestly be the coolest place we visited this entire trip.  I don't even know how we heard about it, but it's definitely OFF the beaten path.  We lost Mick, the Aussie, unfortunately - he had to get back his own schedule.  We took another private bus (again the benefit of traveling with multiple people) to the town right before Semuc, and then we were loaded like cattle into the back of a large truck and headed down the muddy valley towards the hostels.  It was pouring and very treacherous driving, but we had beers and laughs, so it was good fun.

The hostel was this beautiful grouping of log cabins DEEP in the woods.  It was ridiculous to find a place this nice, with as good of food, for only around $10/night.  Staying in these hostels creates such an amazing environment to meet like minded individuals.  Truly the best times of my life.  The main allure of Semuc is the pools that progressively dip in elevation in sequence.  There are numerous areas to jump from one pool down to the next. Very Fun.

Next on the list was a real underwater cave where the only light source was a candle they gave each person.  Our group wandered off (surprise surprise) and got lost.  We met back up w/ our guides w/ only a nub of a couple candles left.  I don't like thinking about what would have happened if our candles had gone out.

After this we took turns jumping off a bridge. Very Scary.

Lastly, this we returned to the pools and followed a local kid to a cool tunnel under one of the pools. Also, very scary haha.