Day 29 (July 26) - Flying back home

After less than 24 hours in Teguc, and after having a good breakfast at the place near the Iglesia Los Dolores, we headed to the airport to catch our noon flight to DC via Miami. The taxi ride, which we thought would take 45 minutes, ended up taking double that time. We were stuck in traffic from the very beginning, and after 45 minutes I realized that we were maybe 5 blocks away from the hotel... The taxi driver, though, was very relaxed and didn't honk his horn even once. Eventually we managed to get out of the stalling traffic and arrived at the airport with plenty of spare time. But that's something to consider...
We were left with too many lempiras, and found out that there is no money exchange at the airport. But just as you walk out and seem like you're looking for something, someone approaches and asks if you want to change money. And at a surprisingly good rate! At the Teguc airport the Espresso Americano serves some very good pastries and cookies. They actually accept credit cards! We stocked up on pastries and proceeded to the gate. There is actually only one small sitting area, and it appears that there are only two gates. The airport is still under renovations and so there are hardly any shops (a small souvenir stand, a sweets stand, and a doughnut place). A few "Honduras Tourism" employees walked around and asked tourists to fill out a survey about their Honduras stay. The survey seems like they are interested in figuring out how much you spent in the country more than anything else. Our plane left on time, and off we were -- adios Honduras!