Flew into Tegucigalpa yesterday amid reports of dissension between the leftist president Zayala and the other branches of government over a poll on constitutional change which was scheduled for Sunday, 6/28. Everything looked pretty normal except for an increased presence of military personnel. Got out of town uneventfully, stopped at the Kellogg Centro to drop off my bags, and went to Yuscaran to meet Dagoberto+ and followed him to Zarzal for their 15th anniversary Eucharist. As usual, went off on a path which passed for a road. After a few kilometers, Dago+ had me park the car because the rest of the road was too rough for the Honda CR-V. And he was right. It was also too rough for his Nissan pickup ruck. We got stuck in the mud, and couldn’t make it up one hill. We walked in from there, not too far. After the service, we walked back to the truck, and Dago+ took me to my car, and I returned to Zamorano, ate and crashed.
Woke up Sunday morning to news that the military had arrested the President and removed him to Costa Rico. Also woke up to a bat hanging on the wall outside my dor, and another on one of the rafters. I called the bat police (the receptionist) and he fearlessly removed them.
My meeting in Moroceli was canceled because the Bishop didn’t want anyone on the roads, and the Zamorano School, containing the Kellogg Centro, went into lockdown mode, with only one entry point, and sent the staff home early. So instead of a productive day, I just hung out.
