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We took the students to the airport today to return to the US -- well, Bill did. Sandra has been down for the last 24 hours with an intestinal "something" that seemed to afflict half of the group at the same time. The plane ride home should be interesting, to say the least. Still, it was a great field school season for Team PADO.

Yesterday we took the non-sick students to Comayagua, a city that was once the colonial capital of Honduras. Our first stop was the history and archaeology museum, which is housed in what served as the president's residence. The museum offers a complete history of the Comayagua valley -- including Pre-Colombian ceramics that allowed the students an idea of the complete versions of the broken pots we've been finding in the field.

After the museo we went to a local restaurant where we had lunch and then turned the students loose on the town to check out the interesting shops and the colonial period churches. While out and about, the students purchased a farewell cake that was served at the going-away dinner last night at our favorite Jesus de Otoro restaurant, Restaurante del Valle.

Though the students are gone, the blogs will continue. We have hours of video footage that will be posted over the next few months and, of course, we'll keep you abreast of our activities as Bill and I analyze artifacts, pack up the houses and prepare to head back to Kansas City.