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Published: March 11th 2008
AURA AND TREY
Here we are at a roadside stand eating lunch. Corn Tortillas, Black Beans and Eggs...So let´s see, where to start? Well my flight went well from Dulles to Miami. While I was waiting in miami, guess who I see? Mr. Don King himself and he waved at me 😊 I met this girl, well two ladies, Mr. Ill and Nina. Nina was from Brazil and she was really helpful and friendly and Mr. Ill was very friendly and spoke about her travels to Rio Dulce and Puerto Rico I believe it was... Hmm then I flew from Miami to Guatemala where I cruised throuhgh baggage claim, "reclamo de eqipaje" and then out into the street where many people where standing gazing at the people coming out of the airport. I saw Aura and her friend the taxi driver and we went for a ride, exchange money at the bank or banco and then went home. It´s amazing how you can manage to communicate even when your terrified because you´ve realized you know nowhere near enough spanish to speak clearly, but we worked it out little by little. I then met Miguel who has his own tourism/taxi service and is a friend of my friend Henry in the states. He was great, good personality, very little
Hotel Backpackers
This is a view of the lunch area at the hotel... english but a safe and fun driver. Anyway they drove me, Aura and he, all the way to Rio Dulce which was 5-6 hours. I am extremely thankful for them because I would have been struggling on my own... At Hotel Backpackers it was just as awkward and uncofortable as it should be when speaking to someone who can barely understand you and vice versus. After speaking with the receptionist this guy came up and "hi, where are you from" in ENGLISH! Man what a great feeling that was and then we chatted for awhile...his name is Joshua. We then took a walk and he showed me where all the markets were, good restaurants and other odds and ends. We went to a market that was a warehouse with no air-conditioning, which I´m not suggesting I expected there to be, and when we checked out all of the employees had Walmart badges 😊 The countryside is AMAZING here and the people are extremely friendly, it hot and humid but so was Texas my entire life. Overall this has been a really good experience and I´m looking forward to making new friends and getting over to Casa Guatemala soon... Well I
will post new pictures in the next couple of days along with some good info. Until then...Asta Luego
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Isa Ixpata
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Que alegria!
Hey, just checking travel blog and found yours. Let me tell you... you are going to have a wonderfull time there! I know it. (I was born in Guatemala) Enjoy every second, and if you don't mind I will keep reading your blog.