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Rachael You ARE in Guatemala now, Dr Ropata!!

I'm about to have a summer holiday like no other before.....three weeks in Guatemala and a week in Belize.

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This travel diary will keep you up to date with our adventures. The plan is that I can update this and you can check in whenever you fancy.
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Paradise in Placencia
Paradise in Placencia
I really hope I'll be back soon
Well this is a bit of a cheat because sad to say but we've already left and this comes from the Holiday Inn in LA.......I reluctantly made it to the plane. So here's how it all ended up in Belize. The last couple of days were our best yet, and that's saying something. After another fun night out, again at the Barefoot Bar, followed by pool at the Tipsy Tuna, on our final day Lucy and I were really keen to go snorkelling again, so off we went to see our friend Diana at Nite Wind. This time it was just [View Full Entry]

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Waiting for the boat
The Silk Cayes
Kenroy

Child at Seine Bight
Child at Seine Bight
The little cutie was very shy and wouldn't tell me his name. But isn't he sweet!
As always, we've had a great day. This will be a short entry, given I've given you a fuller update this morning. The day was action packed! Breakfast for a couple of hours in the Secret Garden, followed by a facial. Wonderful! I couldn't get a massage as I have gotten a bit sunburnt. But even this has its uses - we went snorkelling the other day with a couple from the States, at Laughing Bird Caye. I was wearing a yellow bikini, and was keeping close to our guide Gerald (part man part fish as you may recall). They thought [View Full Entry]

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Bike ride to Seine Bight
Beach at Seine Bight
Placencia beach

Paradise found
Paradise found
I'm never leaving! It really does look just like this
Well we are still in Placencia paradise and still loving it. I'm not sure how Lucy is going to drag me onto the plane in a couple of days' time. She'll just have to wave a credit card bill in front of me I suppose, because if I didn't have to, I wouldn't be leaving here! We've had an idyllic couple of days since I last updated you. Two days ago we booked another snorkelling trip, this time to Laughing Bird Caye, which is set in a Marine Reserve about 12 miles from Paradise (as I've renamed Placencia). We went with [View Full Entry]

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Waterfall in the rainforest
The barefoot beach bar
Fresh fish!

Our little plane
Our little plane
This is our plane, at the Belize Municipal airport
I thought it was hell that was supposed to be hot, but I'm truly in heaven and it's damn hot. I'm not complaining, don't get me wrong, but it's very hot indeed. I spent most of the morning in the water, and anyone who knows me will tell you how unusual that is. Hot and gorgeous here - here being Placencia, in the south of Belize. Yesterday morning Lucy and I flew from Caye Caulker to Belize. For people who are interested in such things, we flew in a 208B Grand Caravan, which seats 12 passengers. Lucy and I shamelessly threw [View Full Entry]

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The reef
Caye Caulker from the air
Tiny plane, tiny airstrip

Bye Jack!
Bye Jack!
Last morning, just enjoying the view
While terribly sad to leave Guatemala, being bathed in sunshine on a gorgeous Caribbean island has helped to ease the pain somewhat. Yesterday was a busy day, starting with probably the best massage I've ever had from Eva, at "Healing Hands". Lucy and I booked flights to Placencia, then we went snorkelling for the afternoon. The snorkelling was stunning. It was only about 5/10 minutes in a small boat out to the reef with Mario as our guide. He was quite a character - a little man about my height, but about three times my girth. No need for a flotation [View Full Entry]

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English, but not as we know it
The final supper
Bright murals

Last night in Flores
Last night in Flores
Jack enjoying the view of the lake on our last night in Guatemala
Our last night in Guatemala was lovely, as we started with drinks at a bar by the lake, and then had a lovely dinner in a gorgeous restaurant. Sadly our time in Guatemala had come to an end though as we then had another early start, this time to head to Belize. While Belize is by no means a rich country, there is a stark contrast between Belize and Guatemala, as illustrated by the border crossing. The last hour or so of the road in Guatemala is a dirt/mud road and incredibly bumpy and uncomfortable. At the border you get out [View Full Entry]

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Caye Caulker
Across the road
Jack and Lucy

Temple V
Temple V
This is the second highest of them all. See narrow steps at left? I climbed them. Dots at the top are people.
Yesterday afternoon we took a truly luxurious coach to Flores, which took about 4 hours. Luxury by local standards I should say. We could tell immediately that this was first class travel as there was only one person per seat and we had tinted windows and air con. The driver also drove mostly on the right side of the road (being on the right). The driving thing is quite confusing for us, as although they usually drive on the right-hand side, unless there is a blind corner when they tend to drive on the left. Best not to look really. Anyhow [View Full Entry]

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View from the top
Three of us
Me, Gran Plaza in the background

Hot springs waterfall
Hot springs waterfall
The water is hot, like a shower. Really nice! This is our guide, who took us there.
This comes from the Rio Dulce (the sweet river) but right now I am not smelling quite so sweet! On Friday morning all three of us had a 3.30am wake up call, Jack headed to Honduras to visit the ruins at Copan while Lucy and I headed up here for our sailing trip. We got a shuttle to Guat. City and then changed buses to a Pullman, which is first class local travel. It was another 5 hours to get to Rio Dulce, with plenty of stops, but we had good seats near the front (which reclined!!) and we left and [View Full Entry]

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Where were we?
Castillo de San Felipe
Rio Dulce

Kiwi Jorge
Kiwi Jorge
I think he liked his t-shirt!
This morning we were up early to catch the chicken bus to Escuintla, where Dadīs sponsored child, Jorge, lives with his grandmother. Due to some terrible wind storms, there were trees and cables down along the road, so it made for a slowish trip, but still only an hour away. Itīs a different world to Antigua, where there is a lot more money, with many tourists and quite a few Americans who live here. Escuintla is described in the guidebook as a Ļhot, shabby commercial centreĻwith nothing to recommend it other than for bus connections. Thatīs a generous description, as frankly [View Full Entry]

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Bienvenidos!
Me, Jorge and Granny
With Hugo Palacios

Antigua's famous arch
Antigua's famous arch
This is a landmark in the town, just up from Parque Central
Hola, from happy Antigua. We are loving it here. It was established in 1543 by the Spanish as the capital of Guatemala, and at first glance nothing much has changed. The streets are all narrow, cobbled, and it is filled with beautiful old buildings and churches. The centre of town is a gorgeous park, not too large, but plenty large enough for a crowd of people to congregate and watch the world go by. On the northern side is the Cathedral, which has a spectacular gold altar. I was terribly impressed with this and tried taking a photo, but it doesn't [View Full Entry]

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La Merced
Detail of La Merced
Hill of the cross



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