Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa Arrival

Saturday, March 16

“As they followed Him they were afraid.”

Mark 10:32

(Oswald Chambers, Mar 16)

As we began our descent into Tegucigalpa airport, I wasn’t paying much attention since I was busy watching a movie. It was interrupted by the flight attendant who nonchalantly mentioned that we were about to land in Tegucigalpa and might want to look out our windows because it takes special training for the pilot to land at this airport…

Hmm. I found that kind of odd. Was she complimenting the pilot or warning us of danger? Whatever the case, I got completely distracted by a wave of extreme nausea and the next thing I knew we were down, barf bag in hand. I was not at a window so I could not watch the event but it didn’t seem all that remarkable until I checked it out on the internet later. This is what I read:

I was not at a window so I could not watch the event but it didn’t seem all that remarkable until I checked it out on the internet later. This is what I read:

“The challenges of this airport listed as most important but not necessarily dangerous include: The high altitude location, the 90 degree turn necessary before the descent and the very good pilot skills to align the plane with the runway before landing in a very short time.”

My translation, which I think would have been more helpful: Grab your nearest barf bag and try not to inhale your own vomit. Oh and, yes, welcome to Honduras.

Safe and blessed,

Anne