Reserva Natural Atitlan and Panajachel

Reserva Natural Atitlan and PanajachelUninvited Breakfast Guest We are surrounded by forest as we eat breakfast at our hotel. As soon as our breakfast is served, the resident coati shows up, hoping for scraps. Click here for the video.Hiking the Reserve Trails We spend the rest of the morning hiking the trails of the reserve, climbing up and up and up. There are many suspension/hanging bridges. The rocking of the bridges …

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First Full Day in Guatemala

First Full Day in GuatemalaA Stinky Start  I wake with a start, thinking we missed the alarm but my Fitbit is still on Ontario time. I head to our washroom, eyes adverted from inside the toilet and try flushing to no avail. No water from sink or shower either. I stink, my hair looks greasy and I regret making the lazy decision not to shave my legs before our flight. John says …

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A Day in Dallas

A Day in DallasAmerican Airlines to DallasWe are up at 3am in order to get to our 6:35am American Airlines flight to Dallas.We are travelling only with a carry-on and personal item but they still make us check our carry-on because they say the overhead bins are full. They say for future bookings you should pre-select (and pay extra) for zones 1-7 if you don’t want your carry-on checked. …

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Panama City, Panama and Home

I slept through most of our Copa Airlines flight between Montevideo and Panama City. I was awake when we made an unscheduled stop in Cali, Columbia due to needing more fuel because of heavy headwinds. Then we finished our flight to Panama City arriving an hour late at 8:00am. We put our carry-on bags in luggage storage and hired a friendly cab driver to take us touring for the …

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