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Lake Atitlan
The 21st December is the End of the Mayan Calendar and we decided to spend it in San Pedro, Lake Atitlan. Because everywhere was fully booked Jim and I booked a room in a hotel just to guarantee we had a room. I dont normally book ahead somewhere but it is now the peak season and places are getting pretty busy.
We arrived pretty late, …
Lake Atitlan
We're loving Guatemala so much more than Mexico. Not sure what it is, there's just something in the air that is more real and new. The food is fresh, seasoned but not spicy. The air is so fresh by the lake. We're staying in this boutique hotel that has the cheek to call itself a hostel. It hosts a riverside pool and bar with sweeping lounging area …
Haggling, horseriding and heavenly massages!
Hola amigos!
After a sleepless night thanks to a combination of dodgy food (!) and loud music in the hostel we awoke with no fixed plans for how we were going to get to the lake that day - we clearly have settled into the Spanish relaxed way of life! Ellie and Em had been far more organised than us and had booked onto the 9am shuttle to …
Lago de Atitlan
We took an extremely bumpy 3 hour ride from Antigua to Panajachel, a town on the edge of the lake. The roads here are poor, but this one has topped it so far - at one point we had to take a detour around the road and through a creek (in a minivan) because half of the road had fallen off the side of the cliff... Not very reassuring!
Then …
Lago Atitlan- Worth the Wet
I woke early with the rain and blearily made my way to the seating area. Now, in the early morning light, I could take in the view. The hostel opens straight out onto the lake, which spans out calm and mirrorlike until reaching land on the other side, in the form of tree covered volcanoes, their peaks forming a jagged skyline. This morning was …