Playing with TarantulasA Change of PlansIt’s Valentine’s Day. We are at the Los Amigos Hostel at 6am for our tour of the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Tikal. They load us onto the bus and then inform us that we can’t get into Tikal because the people who work at the park are staging a protest and blocking the entrance gate. We are given the choice of driving …
Off to FloresLast Walk through Antigua After a final full breakfast at Yellow House Hostel, we head out for one last walk around the Old Town. We travel under the Santa Catalina Arch, making our way through the Central Plaza, stopping to check out the large Quetzal statue through barred windows in the Cathedral of Antigua. We head behind the Cathedral and pay the $3.50 entrance to check out the ruins …
Chichicastenago MarketOff to the MarketWe are told to be in the hotel lobby at 6:45am for the shuttle pick-up to Chichicastenago Market. The bus shows up at 7:30am. It is a two and a half hour trip travelling up and up and up. We were tempted to take the local “chicken bus” to the market, just for the experience. The local bus is nicknamed the chicken bus because locals take …
Up the VolcanoOnce is Never EnoughA couple days ago at Lake Atitlan, I was telling John that I wanted to go on a bird tour to see a Quetzal. John said, “You already saw a quetzal in Costa Rica, why do you need to see another one?”. I uncharacteristically kept quiet. John then went on to say that he wanted to take a tour up a volcano when we get …
