Hotel Cascata Huehuetenango

... and repaired. It looked like allot more then a few days work to me, but again I'm going to have to trust him. 

Christina packed up for her two weeks work trip to Alaska, which we both were kind of dragging are buts with. We jumped back on to the chicken bus and back to the terminal where Christina will catch her 5 hour trip to Guatemala City. We both hate saying goodbyes but luckily this time it's just for ...

... or boat taxi. It was getting late so we decided to eat lake fish at the Restaurant El Bambu and shop for souvenirs about town. It was 7 p.m. before we knew it. The last boat for San Pedro supposedly left at 4 p.m. but when we reached the pier, one was still there! The rainy season had come to Guatemala and the return journey was over rough choppy waters. Thankfully the boat was heavier than the long boats in Koh Phi Phi and didn't ...

... the top (of the trek not the volcano) we got within a couple of feet of the molten lava, walking across recently cooled lava still glowing orange underneath. I was behind everyone else having stopped for a leak and had to stand still waiting for the old folks to pick their way across. My feet started burning through the soles of my shoes so we sacked it off, waited til they had all finshed and went up there on our own with our bag of marshmallows! Lava isnīt the best for ...

Jaeja tha erum vid loksins kominn til antigua. Vid aetludum ad na thessari ferd fra isla mujeres til antigua a um solarhring, en thad reyndist full bjartsynt. Vid logdum af stad fra Isla mujeres med ferju til Cancun kl 6 um morguninn 5 feb. Thadan tokum vid sidan rutu i 6 tima til Chetumal vid landamaeri Belize. Thegar thangad var komid kom i ljos ad engar ferdir voru til Guatemala thann daginn og their maeltu ekki med ad fara aleidis inn i Belize. Vid hittum finnska stelpu sem ...

... odd together, a little out place in my Western, white, male, middle-class mind. More than a few things here are profoundly paradoxical. The pictures I've included are just some of the sights in Antigua, as well as my home. They're just to give you an idea (you can probably find better ones by searching Google), and honestly, they don't really do justice. I'm happy. Well, I hope you've had a glimpse into life here and what I'm up too. You can expect a new entry next Sunday, I hope. Jay

... few other colonial towns we have visited so far, except that itīs very expensive and full of tourists. We arrived and decided we would leave again as soon as we agreed on our next destination. Our first night was spent drinking expensive beer in average bars and eating average food in average restaurants. At the time it wasnīt funny but when I look back at this one experience now it makes me chuckle. Picture the scene....we are in a ...

We have an amazingly straight forward drive to Huehuetenango. Ah, we like Huehuetenango so much. It is just an old busy city, nothing special but something about it has captured a soft spot within us. It could be that this city was our first experience in Guatemala, a strange and unfamiliar place. Almost two years later we return with ease and comfort to the place we stayed last time. The same Senor parked and showed us to ...

... was set by a river and had a great bar/restaurant. We had to sleep in Hammocks because all the rooms were taken. Late in the afternoon we explored the nearby limestone caves and watched the bats fly out at dusk. That night we had a few beers with a few Danes and they pulled out a bottle of Bacardi and Tequila. We got on it and since we had no chasers we were pretty drunk. We all went skinny dipping just for the hell of it. The next day we chilled out, or the others did while ...

... in 8 months of travel) and abundance of Spanish schools (Guatemalans are known for speaking Spanish with a particularly clear accent) also adding to its appeal. Although the influx of foreigners has led to the opening of things that cater to them - upscale hotels, restaurants and stores - Antigua is still home to a large Mayan population, as is most evident on market days (Mondays and Thursdays) when the vendors come armed with big baskets full of fruits, vegetables and other ...

... 12ish everyday with Maria (Maria is on the far right and her friend is Claudia). The classes were good but too unstructured for a beginner like me. Probably really good practice for her though. During the week we didn't do much except study and travelblog etc. The parents don't drink so we couldn't even get them to loosen up that way. Dry week! On the Wednesday we went with Maria to an ...