Blogs from Pacific Coast, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 4

January 2000: I was living in Antigua studying Spanish for a month and had made friends with a number of people from different nationalities. One in particular was Eva from Denmark who I had previously met in Oaxaca in Mexico. We planned on a weekend away to the beach and headed there by bus for some sun and surf. When we arrived there we hooked up with other foreigners on the bus and had lunch, after that we found a spot on the beach to setup my tent and store our gear. When we finished we swam awhile and then went for a walk around. This was one of the luckiest days in my life, we came across a turtle breeding organization and went in for a look, to my amazement the staff were preparing for ... read more

Everybody likes surfing... Von meiner letzten woche in San Pedro gabs ja nicht so viel zu berichten. Lag daran das ich nicht viel gemacht hab ausser zu faulenzen. Das ist die woche schon ganz anders gewesen. Von San Pedro haben wir, also Nesim, Tom und Ich, nen Shuttlebus nach Antigua genommen. Dann ein schoenes hostel gesucht(foto) und was haben wir dann gemacht…ach ja …wir haben uns den typten von Buena vista social club reingezogen. Hammer, wahnsinn!!! Was der typ fuer ne stimmung verbreitet und was fuer ne ausstrahlung der hat, uiohjojoooiii!!!(foto) Alle haben getanzt, bester abend in Antigua bisher. Am naechsten morgen, verkatert aufgestanden, sachen gepackt und ab zum busbahnhof (den kennt ihr vom foto von vor 2-3 wochen), um zum Pazifik zu fahren um zu surfen. Ich glaub wir sind drei mal umgestiegen bevor ... read more

Dann endlich weg vom Regen und ab an den Strand!! Haben ein Shuttle nach Monterrico genommen. In Monterrico sind wir in einem Strandhotel untergekommen, mit direktem zugang zum Strand. Da gerade Regensaison ist, war es hier recht Ruhig. Sind hier 3 Tage geblieben und haben versucht zu schwimmen, hab in meinem Leben noch nie so hoche Wellen gesehen und wie wir gekaempft haben rein zu kommen. Der gesammte Strand ist hier durch die Vulkane schwarz, voll schoen. Das Meer hat so eine Kraft, das ist echt der Hammer. Wenn man nach einer Welle in der Brandung stehen bleibt dann zieht das zurueckfliessende Wasser einem fast die Fuesse weg!!! In Monterrico haben wir dann auch zum ersten Mal das Moskito Problem kennengelernt, zum Glueck gibt hier Moskitonetze, aber schon krass das wir Menschen uns ins Gefaengniss begeben ... read more

Paradise island. Last weekend I went with a friend to an island near Monterico. We took three chicken buses and a boat to an island on such a hot day. It took about five hours but boy was it worth it! The local buses are interesting to say the least. You sit two to a seat but when the bus fills up which it always does people just tend to come and sit on your lap, forcing you to move up and they kind of put one cheek on the seat. When two people do this it works quite well as they can then lean across the isle onto each other and therefore you can fit six people across, it's very cosy but it just works. I've realised personal space is not a big thing ... read more

We entered town and turned toward the beach. When we paused to gain our bearings and choose a course of action, a cute, little, local girl ran up to the window to suggest some places to stay. She was about nine years old and a hard worker, running ahead of the truck, directing us to various establishments. We checked out a couple before checking into the Marlin hotel. A color changing pool, cheep rooms and pool table were the main selling points. We put on our board shorts, waxed our skim boards and headed to the beach. The shore break was quite large, pounding the black sand with a fierce, crashing roar, but we skim boarded anyway. A few times I was engulfed in a wave then slammed against the shore, but nothing too bad. We ... read more