Volcanoes Santa Maria and Santiaguito
December 5th 2008 Beep, beep. Beep, beep.
I raise my hand from beneath the sheets and into the freezing cold air of our room. In a quick flash the silence returns, but the damage is done. We are awake. It´s 4.30am in Quetzaltenango (Xela to the locals), deep in the Guatemalan highlands - hence the cold conditions.
Today we climb a volcano!
We fumble about as we dress in a semi-state of sleep, made even mor
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