So I woke up at 5 am (well officially got up) and waited for the bus to come at 6:30 am. I caught the bus to Pena Blanca and was told to wait on the opposite side of the road for the bus to Los Naranjos (town I will be staying in). I waited for a while and then a guy came by and I asked him if he was a bus going to Los Naranjos. He told me yes. After I got in I asked the cost and found out he was a taxi. He told me L25 to take me to the entrance of D & D brewery which I declined. I asked him the cost to just drop me off on the road leading to the hostel and he said L8. I chose the later. When I was dropped off I walked less than 10 minutes to the entrance. I am happy I chose not to pay his overexaturated prices. When I got to the entrance no one seemed to be awake so I sat downto wait for quite sometime until I saw someone waking around. I found out where the entrance was and went to see if there was a room available. Because it was breakfast time the people working there weren't able to show me the room for over an hour so I ended up ordering breakfast. I was very hungry since I had only eaten one true meal yesterday and nothing yet for the day. After I ate I waited some more until they could show me the rooms. Afterwards I told them I would take it and they let me check-in early. It was around 10 am and check-in is at 2 pm. I am happy that they did because I was very exhausted. I went and took a shower (with hot water) and then laid in bed. I called my mom to tell her I was still alive and then checked my email and FB. Around 11 am or a little after I fell asleep. I woke up 3 hours later at 2 pm. I must have been very exhausted becaue I slept well for 3 hours. I then tried to decide what I would do. I decided to go to the ecoforest (Parque Eco-Arqueologico Los Naranjos) nearby. I ended up playing on the internet for a bit and didn't end up leaving until after 3 pm. I got a reusable map and found the Forest after walking past the bridge to the entrance. When I got there I saw a sign saying it was forbidden to enter without a ticket. Now I am a law abiding citizen so I stood there until I could ask someone where I could buy a ticket. A boy came by and told me to go over the bridge to the entrance. I did. When I got there I asked the police officer where the entrance was. He told me to the right for the entrance and to the left for the archeological zone. So I walked to the right and looked for the place to purchase the ticket. After awhile I came to the conclusion that there was no place to purchase the ticket in the park and I had gotten lucky and wouldn't have to pay. I think the park closes at 4 pm although the guy at the hotel told me 5:30 pm. I had arrived close to 4 and I think I missed paying the entrance fee. Either way the place is beautiful and I really enjoyed it. When I first came to Honduras I was dissappointed. It may have had something to do wih my terrible travel day but let's try and put that behind us. But now walking in the Forest and seeing the beautiful river I was falling in love. Up to now I had fallen in love with Nicargua but now Honduras was really starting to tug at my heart strings. I really enjoyed the walk and the beautiful mountain and river views. Afterwards I walked back to town and found out prices of food at one restaurant. I then went back to my hostel and took a shower and rested for a bit. Around 6:30 pm I walked back to the restaurant. I had compared the prices at the hostel and the restaurant and the restaurant won for cheaper prices. The hostel has cheap prices also but the restaurant is a lot cheaper. After I ate I walked back to the hostel. I didn't really feel like socializing and just laid in bed for the night and watched shows or playing on the internet.
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