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From the beach, I went directly to a terminal of Tela Expres, which operates direct buses to San Pedro Sula. The bus left at 2 pm, travel time should have been 1.5 hours. I would have appreciated something like this on the way here. In San Pedro, we were before 4 pm. I planned to stay in the same hotel as on the first night. The Tela Expres terminal was however far from the center and I walked along the train station on the way. The head office had still open doors. Why not take an opportunity and say hello? The lady, which answered my question in the morning, had however different information now. The tomorrow's train is not sure, so I should come between 7 and 8 am and ask again. This did not sound good. I asked her to call the colleague, that I arranged everything with. He came, called somewhere with a cell phone - and answered with certainty: the track works take longer and the train will not run on Thursday, but only on Saturday. This was enough for me. I thanked them and apologized that I have no more time. I immediately went to a bus terminal and went to the suburb of Puerto Cortés, on the crossroads where buses to Omoa leave from. Just be away from San Pedro Sula, where I can expect nothing any more. The van was half-empty and we had to wait for more passengers. I watched the time, because dusk was imminent. After coming to Puerto Cortés, a bus to downtown Omoa came soon, with a final stop just next to Roli's Place hotel. We still arrived at a reasonable time. There was an available bed in Roli's Place, I checked in and went for a dinner. The restaurant was full of students of a local sailor school, who were busy copying correct answers on exam questions. One told me about his experience with luxury cruises from America to Europe - the travel takes about 4 days one way, there are about 2,000 passengers and 1,000 crew on the boat, and the price is approx. $4,000 per person). In the hotel, I met other tourists from Canada.
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