On the road again. We left San Pedro, on lake Atilan early morning, with a 30 min boat ride across the lake we arrived in small town called Panajachel, to find a bus to Antigua (not one of the Caribean islands) We had to wait about an hour for our first Chicken bus ride.It turned out to be quite a nice bus, no chickens, and it took about 4 hours to get to Antigua. After we looked at a few hostels, we chose one about 6 blocks from the center of town. Antigua is VERY touristy with loads of American students studing Spanish, which seamed to push up the prices quite a bit. The choice of resturants was huge, but expensive. There were a few cinema cafes where you could have a drink or meal while
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