Honduras and tales from the toilet (Honduras pics)

As we draw near to the end (I say it again) I think it important to recognise an enduring and unforgettable element of this trip. Visits to the bathroom and associated dramas. If you suffer from high blood pressure or heart conditions then I suggest you stop reading now....

Worst toilet: Boat from Iquitos to Leticia - ankle deep in terrible smelling brownish water, a rusting, stained toilet in a dark cupboard that doubles as a shower, you count yourself lucky to exit cleaner than you entered (nozzle above the toilet). No seat of course, haven't encountered many of those.

Longest run of dysentry: At the moment it runs (literally) from day one in Bolivia (start of April) until when we left Colombia (4 June). Funnily enough our diet in Cuba consisted of roadside fly blown cheese pizzas and ice-cream, but almost never had any bowel trouble. But since departing Cuba, the dystentry has returned with a vengeance, yet to be curbed.

Worst toilet experience: First day in Bolivia - made it to a hotel that had the best acoustics imaginable, with the toilet placed in centre stage. I must have entertained half the town with my amplified explosive diahrrea.

Nearest miss: Yesterday - power walking through the streets of Tegucigalpa (lost) trying to get back to our hostel before I exploded.

After our effort to get here (read Lucas's post) we've found ourselves a nice little hostal in Tegucigalpa called the Tobacco Road Inn, run by a US-expat called Tom. Tegucigalpa is much like any other big city in Central America, very similar to Australia in it's North Americanisms, except everyone carries giant pump action shot guns.... Lots of McDonalds, Burger Kings, advertising and all that. I can only presume that the proximity to the US (and history of US intervention in internal struggles) has meant that Central America is more North Americanised than South America. Anyway - valuable minutes remain in Latin America, actually the closer we get to leaving, the closer my planned return features in my future.

Found an interesting article as I start to delve into the China plan...

http://www.globalpolicy.org/empire/analysis/2005/0126ciareport.htm

Can I smell Dunkin Donuts, or is the rival - DK'D Donuts? Either way, I smell a donut.....