Archive for May, 2010

Budget for May

Monday, May 31st, 2010

This month I spent the first week in Guatemala then moved on to Honduras. Traveled most of the month with a few people which increased my fun but maybe my costs as well as I took an unexpected trip to flores and tikal again. Getting a job at the end of the month and free lodging for two weeks on Roatan all helped keep me almost on budget. The biggest problem this month was that I bought a flight home for Grandmas funeral, that kinda blew my budget, if I don’t count the ticket I was barely over. So I will post the numbers with and without the ticket. Also If I figure in the amount of money I got paid here into the monthy balance I am actually under budget. I guess there are lots of ways to look at it…

Here is my breakdown for May, which was spent in Guatemala and Honduras.

Budget $500

Actual spent
Quetzales $2049.00
Lempira $ 21,552.00
Dollars $ 1197.33

Without Flight
Quetzales $2049.00
Lempira $ 5552.00
Dollars $ 564.44

Days Traveling
31
Dollar per Day
$ 9.95
Estimated Miles Traveled
600
Dollar per mile
$ 0.51

I will make about $300 working here, but it will almost all be made in June…

moving in at Marble Hill Farms

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

I packed up my stuff, and brought it over to Marble hill Farms. Che and Sandren packed up and left for their vacation Saturday morning. They moved all their stuff into one of the bedrooms and left me the rest of the place. Its really nice. A big bedroom, with a big dining/kitchen area, it also has a bathroom and two showers. Its quite a step up from the guys’ house. I have eaten at the restaurant the last two days and they have really good food. Only problems are they are closed Sunday and Monday and they don’t open till 1130. I need to go get groceries today, so I have something for breakfast and on the days its not open.

I have nothing scheduled for the weekend, as they usually don’t dive here on sat or sun, it costs extra for the boat captain’s overtime. I do have one open-water class starting on Monday. There have been several other people saying they want to dive sometime next week so hopefully I will stay busy.

More later…

Parting ways…

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

The girls are preparing information and packing up to leave tomorrow. It is sad leaving people that you have spent pretty much 24/7 with for the last three weeks. It is part of the nature of travel, new places and new friends. I would love to leave with them and go to El Salvador to learn to surf, but I am going on a different adventure. I am enjoying my time on the island and will start the instructor job Monday for about ten days! Then…

I am headed to the STATES!!! I purchased my ticket today. I arrive on the tenth of June in Rapid City. I will make it to Grandmas funeral. It will be great to see the whole fam again. I am looking forward to hot showers, friends and favorite foods. I hope to see everyone while I am there. I should be home for a few weeks before I head to South America.
More later…