I have been apprehensive about crossing into Niagara, another country with a spotty history of violence. I made sure that I had cash as I approached the border and I am pleased to say that exiting Honduras and entering Niagara was virtually painless as far as border crossings go. I had to complete about 7 different transactions to make the crossing but each one was completed without complication. I got my passport checked, the stamped for exit, then got my car properly documented for exit then got my passport checked for entry into Niagara, then got my entry authorized and my passport stamped, got my declarations completed, got Nonagrian auto insurance and finally got my car permit and then proceeded to the crossing where all of that was again checked and I was allowed passage into Niagara. 

The border was not crowded and the roads were good. More importantly there were no signs of the typical heavily armed police check points that create so much harassment in most of the other countries I have crossed. And Niagara is pretty well industrialized. The area where I entered in the northwest part of the country, has a strong agricultural base and the farms were large and somewhat well modernized. And there were a large number of processing plants for the crops they grow here which include tobacco, sugar cane and coffee. There is a very large lake in western Niagara which divides the mountain region from the coastal region. I had decided that I would take the mountain side route through the country. This would allow me to see a little more of the country and would put me on a direct line down into Costa Rica headed toward San Jose, my first destination.