I've got my travel fins, and my flippie floppies

Ola mi amigos! Well, it's just about that time again... One week until departure! It's been a while since I posted on here, I was too busy saving the world, one latte at a time haha its also probably because I feel way more prepared for this trip than I was for the big move to aus. I'm not stressing about packing at all, and my must have item this trip was my travel fins for snorkelling, not crazy vaccines and malaria pills. In fact, I didn't even go to the travel doctor at all! I'm feeling much more relaxed about the whole thing. Which isn't to say I didn't plan at all (don't worry mom!) I got my travellers insurance, sunscreen, vitamins and whatnot all sorted. Now just to shove it all in my backpack with a few pairs of shorts and 10 bathing suits and I'm good to goooo! 

Had a great FaceTime sesh with sarah last week who has been living the island life for a few weeks now (in our sweet bachelorette pad nonetheless) and she is loving it! She said the diving is amazing, food is awesome and everything is really cheap which is wicked when you're on a backpacker budget 😜 our reunion will fall almost a year to the day since she left our little trailer park in Margaret river to head for New Zealand how funny is that?! I am so beyond stoked to see her again!!! And her friend Jayme who is coming for the first week of the trip!

At first I was going to stay one night in San Pedro sula and bus to la ceiba then ferry to utila the next day but Jayme decided to get the little island hopper plane to arrive the same day, so I booked it too! I only have an hour to get off the plane go through customs get my bag get my new boarding pass recheck my bag get through security and get on the new plane! Sarah said I will make it because the airport is tiny and everyone is on island time haha I really hope so!!! 

The first week I'm going to chill, explore the island, do some snorkelling and hang out with the girls. Then the mermaid adventure begins! I booked my PADI open water course to begin feb 16th I am seriously so stoked for this! As part of Sarah's divemaster course, she may end up teaching part of my course! That would be so cool! I have made a vow to myself that I am not leaving utila until I have swam with a whale shark. This island is known to have some of the most  concentrated whale shark populations in the world, so I think it will be a good possibility haha it is basically the Honduran version of my Australian sea turtle quest lol I'm such a nature nut lol

I have three more shifts at work then Thursday and Friday off to finish last minute running around and packing! Then off to the airport for 430am on Saturday 😊 if all works out, I'll be sipping a cocktail out of a coconut watching a beautiful sunset about 12 hrs later!!! 

I'm amped, ready to go, ready to get tan again and stoked to reconnect with the role of beach bum mermaid that I was born to play hahaha 

Our apartment has wifi so I'll be able to update the adventure as I go. I'm thinking it will revolve around eating amazing local fresh food and taking ridiculous pictures of myself underwater sooo, sorry in advance for the #goproselfies lmao 

Love you all heaps and missing you already! If anyone's free Thursday night I'll be heading to my beloved Alice's for one last open mic night jam sesh! Come have a beer ($5 pints of beaus!) haha 

Peace love and island vibes 

Sophie xx