Hotel K'amol B'ey Panajachel

... take a cold shower, and crawl into bed to fall asleep around 830 or 9. Its really not so hard to do considering often there is no electricity at night, so there would be nothing else to do anyhow. <br><br>I am once again in the midst of the endearments of rural living. Living an hour away from the closest market and without refrigeration has caused a considerable challenge for my preferred diet of fruits and veggies, which don't ...

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Not too much news today. We just wanted to post a few photos. For<br>breakfast, we had delish Bisquick pancakes, which Susan was delighted<br>about bec she knew her gift of New York maple syrup would be well used.<br>One big event - we showered! Well, Susan did already, and Teddy is<br>planning to tonight. We were wondering how long it would be socially<br>acceptable to stay in our homestay without bathing, and we decided<br>today was probs ...

... America but my Spanish was not that much better and my aim for the week was to try and make full sentences. We tried to speak a bit with the family that evening and I have to admit that I resorted to my usual pidgeon spanish and my trustly Lonely Planet phrasebook to get me through some of the conversation. At least I can say that this time around I didnt call Alan my brother as I had done in Leon causing a hostel worker to be very curious as to why ...

... people need to transport. Potatoes, cloths, vegetables, chickens, whatever. So, we found one, and packed ourselves in. We were told we´d be leaving in 15 minutes, max. About an hour later, we pulled out of the parking lot and departed along the rainy bumpy road to Panajachel. The bus stopped every few minutes along the way to drop off or pick up additional passengers. Although occasionally it was only John and I sharing the small seat (designed for two ...

... our<br>Spanish School rocks. It's about the best deal for learning<br>Spanish...and for those whom are cheap like myself, well, it's perfect.<br>For about $90 a week I get four hours of private instruction per day.<br>Not bad. <br><br>The landscape is super amazing here. Literally, we<br>are surrounded by dormid volcanos. It's like a mini ring of fire except none<br>of them are active; however, we did hike an active volcano in Picaya<br>National Park a few days ago. It is right ...

... a travel special on New Zealand (I was drooling and reminiscing), Latin American music videos, etc, etc. Occasionally I was distracted by Maria, Axel, and Oscarlito, who would ask me questions, bring Pancho the puppy in to play with me, and then they danced to Michael Jackson which was booming out of their CD player.<br>Now I am slightly paranoid about what to eat. I continue to brush my teeth with pure water.<br>But, I have to say the ...

... finding the best hot chocolate in Xela, which was served in the quaint and eclectically decorated Cafe La Luna. <br><br>Having got that sorted attention turned to packing and trying to take the minimum amount in a day pack, yet being well prepared for all eventuality. It was a serious juggling match and in retrospect I probably planned for too many eventualities and surprisingly my lifesavers throughout the trip were my flip-flops and not so surprisingly my iPod and not ...

... mais c est surement une des choses les plus imprudentes que j ai fait jusqu a maintenant. De la fumee sortait des roches que nous escaladions et il faisait une chaleur presque insupportable. Alexandre et Guyp se sont avance un peu plus loin et ils pouvaient voir la lave entre les roches sur lesquelles ils mettaient pied. Reste que les photos sont vraiment impressionnantes. Nous sommes redescendus avec le coucher du soleil avec une ...

... everyone. Then the boat driver made stops in every town to pickup so many people that he even filled the boat's roof and the water was actually coming into the boat. In order to make some room a i moved back right next to the engine.. knowing that Atitlan Lake is the deepts lake in the world is not a very conforting feeling right now.... somehow he managed to get to san pedro. <br><br>This time we had to walk all over the northen dock to get the boat ...