Last full day in Antigua. Feels a bit strange. Glad I’ll be home soon tho, as much fun as I’ve had these past couple of weeks. My legs ache. A lot. I have to grab onto something whenever I sit down or stand up. But considering I thought I’d be […]
Honduras and Guatemala 2005
Volcano climb today. San Pedro. We had to be up at 5.15am for breakfast. I jolted awake and decided to wait for my alarm – shouldn’t be too long. After about 10 minutes, I decided to check the time. It was 2.40am. I then spent the next 2 hours stirring, […]
I Hike Better Than I Bike
Kinda bummed cuz I woke up at 6.45am and missed sunrise. I left my curtains open and thought the light would wake me first, but alas, I just missed it. So kayaking, swimming and hiking today. Got all my stuff ready before meeting Welber, Liz, Carly and Isabella for breakfast. […]
Kayaking and Hiking
I’ve been here almost eight weeks. I’ve dug trenches for 4 weeks. I’ve been to Tikal, walking through the jungle and climbing the temples. I’ve been kayaking in Monterrico. And today, with five days left, my thumbnail broke. They were all doing so well too. No breakages until now. And […]
Lago Atitlan Day #1
After taking my laundry over to the laundrette, I went to Dona Luisa for breakfast. I wanted pancakes, but also some fruit. So I ordered a bowl of fruit, granola and yoghurt, and also pancakes. If I’d have known the bowl of fruit would be the size of a goldfish […]
Star Wars
Woke up at 4am this morning for absolutely no reason. There were no noises outside, I didn’t go to bed stupidly early, and I wasn’t happy. Decided to be cultural today and went to museums today. I started with Museo de Santiago, which was about the history of Guatemala, the […]
Cultural Day
I was awake and sat on the beach by 7.30am. Since it was my first visit to the Pacific and I was only there a few hours, I figured I should make the most of it. Took another dip in the ocean, but the undercurrent was quite strong and made […]
Turtles in Monterrico
We weren’t leaving for Monterrico until 9am (much more sensible time than 4am), so I had time to pick up my laundry and go to Cafe Condesa for breakfast. Oh My God. Pancakes with a side order of strawberries, blackberries, banana, pineapple, watermelon, melon, cream and maple syrup. And a […]
To Monterrico
So they have this sunrise tour of Tikal. The idea being that you get up at 4.30am and join a group to watch the sunrise from the top of The Great Pyramid. Unfortunately, I slept until almost 6am, when the howler monkeys woke me up. Don’t know if you’ve ever […]
From Tikal
Antigua at 4am. Not very exciting. A few chicken buses coming and going, a few shuttle buses (or maybe just mine). Lots of homeless people sleeping outside the shops near the market. Got to the airport by 5am, checked in, got a coffee, and went to the boarding gate at […]
To Tikal
Had pancakes and a liquado in Rainbow Cafe for breakfast. Still haven’t found a liquado to beat the place in Copan, but having fun trying. I decided it was about time to take my washing to the laundrette, before it grew legs and walked itself there. Went to Cafe Condesa […]
Batman Begins
(That’s about 400 pounds) After my fabulous breakfast at San Jorge (no, they didn’t kick me out on the street) I went to Old Town Outfitters, and joined a 2-day trip to Monterrico on the Pacific Coast, and a 3-day trip to Lake Atitlan. I then went around the corner […]
How To Spend 5000 Quetzales in One Day
Woke up way too early. My shuttle isn’t til 12noon, I’ve got very little to do, and I’m awake by 7am. Bought a newspaper and saw the photos of the bridges – one third of a 250 metre bridge missing between El Progreso and Tela, and another between Tela and […]
Back to Antigua
(Photo from the newspaper, showing the damage caused by the heavy rains from the hurricane) So after updating my blog on Thursday night, I get back to the house to find out that Kike is having a birthday party at the school and wants me to go. Apparently he’s 18 […]
Happy 22nd Birthday Francesca
Apparently it rained in the mountains again last night. And since we’re digging right at the bottom of the hill, our trench filled up with water. A lot of water. The trench isn’t level yet though, so I spent about an hour stood at the side of my trench, pushing […]