Michele in Playa

Not surprizingly, the Kinnon clan got a late start today, leaving the house at 11:00am. Having packed the car the night before, I was certain that my 9:00am plan for departure was a lock. What I had not accounted for were the blistering sunburns we would all receive during Sunday Funday on the beach in Phase 1. All of our last minute items on the "to do" checklist had to wait until this morning, and then we were all moving gingerly around eachother. img=http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Guatemala%202009/Day%201%20Playa%20to%20San%20Ignacio/IMG_3513.jpg Once we got underway, the now routine trip from Playa to the Belize border in Chetumal was easy and uneventful. The stretch of 307 south of Tulum that was being cleared and burned during last year's trek is now a pristine, four lane, paved highway, almost as far as Felipe Carillo Puerto. ... read more

After months of anticipation and planning, we are making our final preparations for this year's big adventure, an exciting road trip through Guatemala. The truck has been tuned up, cleaned out and packed. My camera batteries are juiced up and my lenses cleaned and packed. Rob has his ipod loaded up with great traveling music. Birdie and Cole have been counting down the days and gathering the games, crayons, sketch pads, cards and dominos that will occupy them during the long drive days. Connor, now 16, was given the option to come along or stay at home with Stuart and enjoy a break from parents and siblings, the latter of which he gladly accepted. Unlike our trip through Belize last spring, we are armed with an excellent well marked map and an itinerary which is, of ... read more