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I put in quite a few miles on the roads of Honduras.(Even more kilometers!) The conditions were pretty good considering the destruction that Hurricaine Mitch brought to the country just not so long ago. Seeing the number of temporary one-lane bridges and bridges under construction, the country must have been crippled for some time after Mitch.

Interestingly, I saw several businesses named after the hurricaine, the reasoning for which I can't quite grasp.

Lots of roadside treats were available. I enjoyed chocolate covered frozen bananas and had the opportunity to purchase an armadillo. After the whole iguana episode, as you might guess, I decided to pass on the armadillo.

Some of the drivers were not as good as the roads, however. I was almost run off a mountain road by a truck passing another on a blind curve. My personal speed limit went down 10 mph after almost soiling my shorts.

I encountered other drivers who weren't so lucky. I came upon the scene of a multiple vehicle crash only moments after it occurred. Three cars and a bus were smashed together with someone still trapped in a mangled vehicle. My speed limit went down another notch as I considered the lack of emergency vehicles responding to the scene and the odds that the "jaws of life" were probably not forthcoming.