Porta Hotel Del Lago Panajachel

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Well, perhaps I should write another entry to tell you what I've been doing in my spare time for fun. I'm hoping to get around to that tomorrow or the weekend! (For example, taking walks and seeing Maya Tzutujil folks--wonderful to see such vibrant cultures!)

... Seed Extract probably did the trick! The bottle says there are lots of ways to use it, as a disinfectant for cuts, for the intestines, nasal rinse, and household disinfectant. Check it out: http://www.nutribiotic.com/gse-liquid-c oncentrate-2oz.html
I am glad I have my appetite back after 2 days! Don't know how many others refer to this as the "gringo grumble" but I just thought it was a fitting phrase.
OK!
Back to the good life!

Yesterday and today... I gave Wesley a good test drive on the roads and decided to head off on my solo adventure through the Guatemalan countryside. There were a few concerns that I wanted to address before I left Huehue though. The clutch doesn't feel the same, and there is still a black cloud of smoke coming out of the exhaust. But sure enough when I decided to address ...

... to come and hang out. They had been in Honduras. Lea and Maya are absolutely lovely! We´ve had a great time with them, although I missed out on one night when I was busy dying. We sent them to Lanquin and Semuc Champey for a couple of nights too. They loved it. So tonight we´re having a "family" dinner. It´s pequeñita´s last night before she heads off to the States to visit some friends before going back to Scotland and Maya and Lea may be ...

... with the tourists. This time it was a gentle break in but it soon became apparent that the menu that had been shown to us with the more than tempting prices was in fact from about 5 years ago hence all the prices had doubled and in some cases trebled when at the end the bill was presented. A bit naughty but the food was nice enough so it was a lesson well learned. It was one of the few nights when i did not take my camera out and i wish i had just to be give a visual to the local dish ...

... servies avec du riz, des carottes...) ou autres plats locaux. Et ma carte mentale et gastronomique d'Antigua commence à bien se remplir. Ce samedi, 25 avril, je suis allée manger avec 2 autres voyageurs français dans un resto typique. Un vrai restaurant, cette fois-ci, car les comedores, comme les petites dames ne cuisinent généralement qu'à midi. Et au menu, il y avait.... des tamales ! Et pas n'importe lesquels : des ...

... a few metres of the lava and we were able to climb up to see where it was oozing out of the mountain side. The previous day there hadn't been any lava visible, so we were lucky to see it. The air smelt like burnt toffee, and the rocks were standing on looked like it too. As we descended back down the mountain we were able to look back the whole spectacle of the lava, as the clouds had cleared up. The top of the ...

... including their clothing. Having a party of 6 was some insurance and the all were smart and fit was a help too. The traffic in Guatemala is far worse that in Mexico, Te roads are far worse too. The transition from Mx has helped us adapt easier. We would have been very frightened to just have been plopped into this country and on the roads. The roads to the lake were very bad and busy. The further we got from the boarder the ...

... time I had visited a pure indigenous village on this trip. These are the "poorest" people in the country and are looked down upon by many, but when you see their seemily joyful uncomplicated tranquil lifestyles in the most beautiful surroundings it really does make you question that statement of poverty. There are also many western style villas dotted along the shoreline and in the cliffs, many with private access to the shore and their own ...

... plane soon enough, to Brazil.

So the bus from Barrios lets me off at the Guat City terminal and I get a cab over to where the buses to Pana leave, at the cloverleaf, which is a major landmark in Guat City. They used to go from the market in Zona 4, which may or may not exist any more. It was pretty squalid even back in the old days. Most tourists/backpackers wouldn’t even know, since the shuttles pretty much by-pass Guat City ...