Hey all, We bussed from Copan all the way to La Ceiba 2 days ago which took 8 hours and then another hour for the ferry from La Ceiba to Utila Island. It was a pretty terrible day because although I never get car sick in Canada, here I am consistently feeling like crap in the buses and also seasick on the ferry because it´s a small ferry and it was pretty choppy. Another thing that made the day so crappy is that some asshole through a rock through the window on the bus right in front of us and glass [View Full Entry]

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Hi guys, Mitch and I are in Copan as of yesterday and it is very nice! Very hot a humid and tropical. We went to the ruins which were pretty interesting and the pictures are coming. Today, we went horseback riding and it was really sweet. The horses here are small and bony looking but pretty strong and the guide pretty much just followed us as we led our own trail ride! The people here seem very friendly. There are not too many tourists here right now because the elections are coming up and that may cause problems. However, in small [View Full Entry]

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We went on an excursion into Semuc Champey from a really nice hostel spot in Lanquin called "El Retiro." [View Full Entry]

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Hey guys! So we left Antigua yesterday and are now in Semuc Champey or close enough. Things kinda sucked two days ago (our last day in Antigua) when I was robbed. When I was walking through a bunch of Guats gettin on a bus some asshole slit my purse and stole my wallet which happened to contain my cash, debit card and mastercard. I cancelled my cards within 20 minutes and they had already cought 30$ worth of Subway! Luckily Mastercard was very helpful and I'm not paying for their little food spree. I was pretty bummed that afternoon but now... [View Full Entry]

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Here are some pictures of the wedding we crashed Saturday night and the Volcano we climbed Sunday and some other random stuff. [View Full Entry]

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On Sunday afternoon/night, Mitch and I hiked Volcan Pacaya. Our advice-don't do it at night! There were cute little kids when we got out of the shuttle that were selling home made walking sticks for 5Q which we returned at the end of the hike.The hike was about two hours up, the last half hour being straight up a steep slope covered in volcanic rock which is very sharp! There is a line where suddenly you walk out of the jungle and you are in an area that looks like Mordor (LOTR). It was extra ominous because there was a thunder [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everybody! This week passed quickly with lots of Spanish school. Mitch and I play lots of spanish scrabble with our teachers... which we need to cut back on so we learn more grammar... Earlier this week we visited a coffee plantation and a cultural museum... I found them kinda boring. I saw a beetle though that was like 2 inches long... ugh. Speaking of nasty.... I reached for the toilet paper in our bathroom at the house and there was a HUGE SPIDER ON IT right in front of my face!!! it was at least twice as big as the [View Full Entry]

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Here are some photos of Antigua and Monterrico! [View Full Entry]

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Hey everyone! So Mitch and I have been here a week now! Spanish is going pretty well, we are learning a lot. A few days ago, we took salsa lessons and ate lunch at the school which was ribs with tortillas and guac! sooo much guac. In the school, there is a big court yard with a massive garden which includes avodaco tree, orange tree, lima *citrus fruit like lime but sweeter. tree, soo many colourful flowers and ferns and old brick walls and floors it's verrry pretty. i keep getting bitten by mosquitos though! The house is cool too you [View Full Entry]

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Hey guys!! I'm in Antigua and it is friggin beautiful!!! Mitch and I are at the McDonald's and it is all that it was said to be... gardens, fountain and a view of ruins and a volcano! Every street here is colourful and it was hot and sunny today. The flight was alright except at the LA airport... what a mess! That place is huge and we were repeatedly told the wrong directions so after about 2 hours and a lot of walking, we finally found our flight aaaand then waited another 3 hours. That was the only difficult thing, since [View Full Entry]

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