Villa Santa Catarina Panajachel

<br><br>Day 24, Wednesday 28th October, back in Antigua<br><br>We're actually supposed to be flying to Panama today, however, we got an email from the Ozzie couple Ros and Travis that we plan to do the Panama to Colombia crossing with saying that they got stopped right before boarding the plane as they didn't have an onward ticket from Panama which is apparently a law that Panama are cracking down on. <br>I think it's not so strict if you're entering via boat or land, but it's ...

... to leave the nest and it as the week progressed it soon became like the big brother house, without nominations and voting or more like the nursery rhyme there were 10 in the bed (and including Tim who met us in San Pedro after our walk, there were 10) and the little one said roll over, so they all rolled over and one fell out... First to leave James to meet his girlfriend who was flying into Guatemala City and then Tim who had to get back to Xela to finish his ...

... take a taxi to another bus station (after a rather necessary loo break &#8211; I was convinced Anwen wasn&#8217;t going to make it having had her legs firmly crossed for at least half an hour!). And then we only had to wait 5 minutes before we found ourselves on our first Chicken bus of the day! The driver of this bus had a rather interesting view of speed limits (assuming there are some in Guatemala) and to be honest, I&#8217;d rather have had Andy driving ...

Nos despertamos a 5 en la mañana y viajar a Panajachel, Guatemala. Panajachel es en un lago, el lago es Lake Atitlan. Pero primero salimos nosotros comemos a Café Rainbow. Yo tuve un muffin y un caliente chocolate. Cuando llegamos en Panajachel yo compre un tiquete para mi novia a paraglide en Lake Atitlan. Ella lo amó. Después almorzamos a McDonalds. McDonalds en Guatemala es muy rápido, más rápido ...

... It was at a restaurant just past the famous arch in Antigua - fantastic food although I did have to send mine back as my chicken wasn't cooked properly, once it came back brilliant. We had a band playing in the courtyard under a tarp as the weather was still a little crazy. After we settled the bill it was time to head to one of the bars for a few drinks - we chose Monoloco and grabbed one of the ...

... fact, if I was to travel here again, I think I could spend 4-5 days on the lake kayaking, hiking and biking to various 12 villages along the shore. <br><br>On the ride back to Antigua, we were able to see the smoke rising from the top of Volcan de Fuego. Speaking of fuego, I did not put on any sunscreen today and my face is burning up. I know I will be peeling for weeks, but it will bring back happy memories of today's trip.

Aujourd'hui le retour vers Antigua. Bien que la carte semble montrer un chemin plus court, nous repartons par le même chemin, ce qui de mon point de vue européen me parait manquer de bon sens. C'était sans compter l'état des route, l'autre chemin n'est pas en très bon état et manque de goudron sur certains bouts, ahhhhhhh ok. Nancy prend le 1er tour, oh mon Dieu, on se croirait sur un rallye, dépassement osé, vitesse, heu je crois que je ...

... younger...what is happening to us..!!! They also run this odd buffet system. We should all be going into the village to eat the local food but the buffet is too enticing. We all sit together like in an alpine chalet and a guy rings a bell and we all surge forward like we've been starved or in prison. It's quite remarkable how it makes you behave. The food is delicious. Oh how we got sucked in. And if you are vegetarian you get to go first ...

Spent an easy couple of days in this touristy town. It has been modified to make it safer. They created a tourism bureau and tourist police here and it´s a great place to organise the rest of your trip. There is also an active volcano to climb up, but we´ve been spoilt by Hawaii and gave it a miss. The town is really colonial pretty ...

... southern European influence, or maybe just a more upscale cuisine. Unfortunately the veggie meals of yesteryear have ceased to exist. THAT was the big deal for me, after veggie-less Mexico, though pies of all types were the bid culinary attraction back then. There are lots of foreigners, living and doing business, but no more than before. There are even a few cafes and restaurants with free wi-fi, so I&#8217;ll be good for a while.<br><br>I hear ...