Seriously? No Coca Light?

This morning we checked out of our hotel rooms in La Ceiba and went for some breakfast before today's competition. Wendy's was this morning's choice. (KFC for lunch, Pizza Hut for dinner and now, Wendy's for breakfast? Ick!)

At the counter I asked for the combo with a bacon, egg & cheese biscuit and a Coca Light sin hielo (without ice). The following conversation ensued with the girl at the counter, who I will call 'Wendy':

Wendy: No hay Coca Light. (There is no Coca Light)
Me: ¿No hay Coca Light? (There's NO Coca Light??)
Wendy: Sí. No hay. (That's right, there is none.)
Me: ¿No hay Coca Light? (There's no Coca Light? -- asked as I leaned forward to look at the Coke dispenser, and seeing that Coca Light was the second choice from the right.)
Wendy: Sí. No hay Coca Light. Tenemos café, jugo de naranja y té frio. (Yes, there's no Coca Light. We have coffee, orange juice and iced tea.)
Me: OK. ¿No hay Coca Light o no está disponible? (OK. There IS no Coca Light or it's not available?)
Wendy: No vendemos Coca Light en la mañana. Sólo café, té or jugo. (We don't sell Coca Light in the morning, only coffee, tea or OJ.)
Me: ¿En serio? Pues, no quiero nada. (You're kidding? Then, I don't want anything.)

That was the basic gist of my conversation with 'Wendy'. While we were waiting for our food, or rather, the others were waiting for their food, Alejandro told me that Hondurans don't drink Coke or Coca Light at breakfast. I reminded him that there were many place in Comayagua where I could have a Coca Light with breakfast. He agreed.

Why all the fuss over the choice of a breakfast beverage? Well, since I drink Luis' coffee, I'm pretty much spoiled. All the juices here add extra sugar. LOTS of sugar. And the iced tea is also sugared. I just didn't want to start my day with that much sugar.

Hmmm, in retrospect, maybe I should have. It might have sweetened my disposition. :-)

The end to this breakfast drama? After getting the students set up for the competition, I walked downstairs and had a baleada, a pastelito and a Pepsi Light. (No Coke. Pepsi.)

All is good with the world!