El Convento Boutique Hotel Antigua Guatemala

... we were attacked by little kids selling walking sticks for about 25 cents.. definitely one of the greatest purchases of our trip so far. The ninos were also selling marshmallows, which we thought was a very random thing to be selling. Only later would we understand. We met our spunky little man of a guide, Sergio, and set off with a group of about 25 people. The trek, through dense green foliage, wasn´t too bad and had really cool views of the ...

... the ground below were super hot, it was several minutes before I realized just how close I was. About 15 feet away from the main lava flow was a flat piece of volcanic rock, ideal for posing for some great pictures. Climbing down from this, I discovered something else: underneath this very piece of rock was additional red-hot lava. No wonder my feet felt so hot! (As a side note, my thick-soled rubber hiking boots ...

... which I hadn’t wanted to because of Tom Cruise but in the end it was really good – they almost got Hitler but didn’t…to spoil it for everyone.

We flew over El Salvador which was lush green fields, a straight coastline and quite underdeveloped. What I thought it would be but not what Shane thought. Interesting how we perceive things!
Coming in to Guatemala we had an amazing aerial view of more lush greenness but also mountains and volcanoes. Cities ...

Hello from Antigua!

After 4 hours drive from Coban, we drove through Guatemala City, a huge city with 3 millions people living there.

We got lost just a little, but figured out the way to go. There are houses everywhere on hills... amazing.

One hour later we were in Antigua, a really nice city, with volcanoes all around. The street are made of stones... making it ...

... was quite surreal. It actually flows quite fast, like a thick, molten toffee, and is accompanied by a crackling noise, kind of like a campfire.













And it’s hot, really hot. Like 1077 degrees Celcius (1970 degrees Fahrenheit) hot. Standing a couple of metres away is enough to singe the hairs on your arms and feel your skin ...

... in Melbourne! 24th May Got up early and had some breakfast, a coffee and a swim in the creek before we headed off to the caves at around 11. Brendan decided again not to come after a large drinking and eating session last night and limited sleep. Im not sure if he is feeling homesick again, but he doesnt seem to be able to function at all on less than 8 hours perfect sleep, and when do you ever get that in hostels? Anyway his decision again, and we heard in Flores how good these caves were ...

... friday off so hit up a reggae bar with a live band on a balcony overlooking ruins...baically exactly what you expect when you think of a club in guatemala. Heading to pacaya volcanoe for a trek tommorow, standard bants before a week of getting stacked building stoves...brap. We have taken far too many photos but cant put them up until we find a decent enough computer to handle the volume! hasta proxima semena mis amigos! xx

... heat radiated from the earth as we neared the top of the climb. A glance up from the complicated terrain revealed the source of the heat. Thick, orange, molten lava gushed from the crusted mountainside less than 2 feet from where we stood. Our guide grabbed my walking stick and mashed it into the lava, offering Chad a great photo. After watching Mother Nature's fury for several minutes, we started to get the uncomfortable ...

... cold but once it left, it left, which was good. It was good to be on familiar turf again in Antigua. The last time we had been there, a fireworks store caught on fire in the market and created quite a stir as you can imagine. This time we stayed in a hotel that we wouldn´t recommend just because it cost too much for what you got. $50. We were pretty tired, after the long shuttle ride, and didn´t want to look for a less expensive place ...

... and is pulled to where I am. In complete shock she starts repeating the same words, " I dont like this , I really dont like this" ( when I reminded her of it after it was all over she had no recognition of it whatsoever) lol. After Wendy, one by one the rest of the group jumped. We were are all a little shocked after jumping through the, Oh so fun, hole of terror. We finally reached the entrance of the cave with just a few bumps , cuts, and awesome memories. But it wasnt ...