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Bienvenidos Guatemala!
Yay! We've finally arrived in Guatemala! Thanks to the generosity of so many people and the huge success of the Home Runs for Hope event, we are finally going to celebrate the life and spirit of my most amazing sister in a most amazing way! As you may know, in the last conversation I had with Jen, she encouraged me to follow my dreams, to travel, …
Antigua & Lake Atitlan
Yippeeee - another trip begins :o) Flying out of Heathrow today!!!
Arrived OK at 12.30am (although my brain was still in English time so it was really 6.30am!!), hostel seems nice, all private rooms, no dorms, so I went straight to bed in my single room with en-suite and TV!!
Friday 12th - Woke up at around 6am (brain now thinks …
Antigua
It's easy to pass the time in Antigua. It's a beautiful colonial city with cobblestone streets surrounded by dramatic scenery, lush mountains and the Pacaya volcano. There seem to be cafes everywhere you look and you can't go wrong with the coffee or postres (cakes and desserts) in this city. We spent the day blissfully strolling the streets …
So it begins
Gil and Tracy meet up at my place and we take a taxi to Newark. To get on our direct flight to Guatamala City. When we arrive we take a shuttle immediatly to Antigua which is about an hour away and check into our hotel Casa Rustica. We spent some time wandering around the main square / street and scoping out places. We headed back to the hotel to …
Off to the Pacaya volcano
We got off to a relatively late start to wander around the city. Ended up getting an amazing western breakfast at a nice breakfast and then killed an hour or two in some sort of convenant not sure what the place was. We then headed to pacaya which is about a 1.5 hour drive. We bought walking sticks for 50 cents and then headed up a great hike …