Nectar of the Gods

As I talked about in my last communique, the city beaches in La Ceiba are not the greatest. But Erika and I found out where to go to be in paradise- and it's about 15 minutes east of La Ceiba.

Hector, one of the drivers for Mazapan & Dole, picked us up around 10am on Thursday. He drove us out to a restaurant/bar/hotel called Helen's Place at the end of a gravel road in an area east of La Ceiba called Sambo Creek. Helen's Place is one of those beach bars that you dream up in your head when you think about drinking a margarita on the beach of some lost island. Sea Turtle shells over the bar, parrot in a cage, hammocks over the sand, palm trees swaying in the wind, and just beyond the gates - the beach.

Like a couple of kids, we ran out into the waves and jumped around in the water. The water was warmer than I have ever felt the ocean. It was a little cloudy with sand and we could not see our feet but that just added an extra thrill - not knowing what was swimming with us. Then we saw a jellyfish and got out of the water faster than one of those lizards that runs on water. We didn't go back into the water after that. Wimps.
Instead, we soaked up some rays, read a bit, sipped on some of the best tasting margaritas and daiquiris we ever had.

We saw some cows on the beach as well. No! I don't mean fat gringos!

We spent about 5 hours at this beach. Collected a lot of nice shells as well. Will definitely be going back, and when paradise is so close, why not?!