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To The Sea ...

From Flores we took a bus south down the eastern border of Guatemala to Rio Dulce, a town at the seaward end of Lake Isabel, and a popular hang out with sailing types, who come up-river from the Caribbean. We caught a boat over to our hotel - a sweet little wooden place built on decking over...

permalink written by  Alex Kent on September 13, 2007 from Livingston, Guatemala
from the travel blog: On the Varieties of Nature



In Search of History

Our long journey north from Semuc to Flores was interrupted by a mission of mercy to rescue our driver's cousin, who we had passed by chance, passed out at the wheel of his pickup which was on its side in a ditch, its axles at an impossible angle but, testimony to Jeremy Clarkson's exhaustive...

permalink written by  Alex Kent on September 11, 2007 from Tikal, Guatemala
from the travel blog: On the Varieties of Nature



Spanish classes

Taking classes and learning about the current situation and history of this place. If anyone chooses to do God's will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. John 7:17

permalink written by  cjones on September 11, 2007 from San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala
from the travel blog: so-journ



To Lanquin

The bus to Lanquin quickly filled up with locals, all animatedly discussing the forthcoming elections. As a nation they seem to have an incredible propensity for cheerfulness despite the ungodly hour of the busyness (business?) of the buses. Lanquin - when we finally made it down the the...

permalink written by  Alex Kent on September 9, 2007 from Lanquin, Guatemala
from the travel blog: On the Varieties of Nature



The Journey North

My third and final impression of Guatemala City, where we (Jana, from Spanish school, and I) had a bus change-over on our journey north, did nothing to convince me of any redeeming merits, but people-watching in a bus station is always rewarding, and the sheer number of locals who constantly...

permalink written by  Alex Kent on September 8, 2007 from Coban, Guatemala
from the travel blog: On the Varieties of Nature



San Pedro

Arrived in San Pedro yesterday and signed up for Spanish classes next week. Has the reputation of being the party town on the lake, but so far except for the firecracker at 5 AM this morning (tomorrow's the national election), it seems muy tranquilo, cheap, friendly and a good place to study...

permalink written by  cjones on September 8, 2007 from San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala
from the travel blog: so-journ



Panajachel

At Lago de Atitlan. Nice weather now and planning to cross the lake today to San Pedro.

permalink written by  cjones on September 7, 2007 from Panajachel, Guatemala
from the travel blog: so-journ



Back to Antigua

Back to Antigua for a couple of days. Trek up nearby active volcano called Pacaya ... full details to come. P.S. I sincerely apologise to my loyal fans for the severe time lapse since my last post - this is now being remedied. And I would further like to apologise for the lack of photos...

permalink written by  Alex Kent on September 6, 2007 from Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
from the travel blog: On the Varieties of Nature



First stop in Centroamerica

Arrived at the airport in Guatemala City then one hour later in Antigua, about 1 PM (Mountain time zone). It's a nice, colonial city with a volcano in the background and lots of language schools, but very touristic.

permalink written by  cjones on September 5, 2007 from Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
from the travel blog: so-journ



Into the unknown .....

After two weeks of Spanish school I had made friends with quite a few people, and four of us (Laura, Jaime, Jana and myself) decided to head on to the next part of our trip together, so on 1st September we caught a shuttle up to Lage de Atitlan. This beautiful highland lake has formed in a...

permalink written by  Alex Kent on September 1, 2007 from Panajachel, Guatemala
from the travel blog: On the Varieties of Nature



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