The Bird Man

My father-in-law, the bird man

Aren't they cute?

Scarlet macaws

Toucan. He doesn't look real, does he?

Last week Marc's parents came to see us. We are glad they are here. Unfortunately, they have had to ride with us as have done our errands and watch us take care of business. We decided before they even got here that we would go to Copan for a couple of days. Copan is one of our favorite places.

We left Sunday after church. It took a long time to get there due to some very slow driving because of road construction and places that needed to be under construction and zonas de derrumbes (zones of devastation which means part of the road has fallen off). We went directly to Jim's Copan Pizza, the best pizza we have ever eaten. Anywhere. Then we checked into a nice little place called Calle Real.

It was unseasonably cold for this time of year in Copan. But, that did not keep us from having a good time. We walked aroud Copan and went in some shops and bought seven pounds of coffee and a few other things.

Then we drove out to the bird park. The bird park is rescue operation. Birds that have been injured or people have bought as pets and decided not to keep are brought there. The injured ones are rehabilitated. The park has nice walking trails, a guide, and an interactive area.

We saw many scarlet macaws, the national bird of Honduras. We saw other macaws, parrots, parakeets, and toucans. We enjoyed the bird park.

We kicked around Copan yesterday afternoon and drove back today. Copan is a long way for such a short time, but we had a great time.

Tomorrow, it is back to work for everyone as Marc's parents will go feed at the dump with us.

Terri