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Our next destination was Santa Ana. In Ataco we jumped on a public bus with Lolita’s daughter (Lolita had looked after our bags in her restaurant while we ventured out in the rain to find accommodation). Lucky she was with us, because the next bus we needed was sitting across the square as ours stopped and she rushed us over to that one just before it pulled away. That bus took us to Santa Ana, the second largest city in El Salvador. When we arrived in Santa Ana we got off the bus in the centre of all the action - street markets with all their colour and smells and cars, buses and people. Towns in El Salvador are generally laid out in a logical street pattern with the central park (parque central) in the centre ... read more
Our new mates, Santa Ana bar
The beautiful Lake Coatapeque
Bananas and frog


Hola again from Juayua! Its been an exciting few days for me. I´ve seen lots of new things and had all sorts of new experiences. We walked with a guide, Duglas, through coffee plantations to Los Chorros de la Callera - local swimming pools that are actually part of a hydroelectric power operation. There were a number of waterfalls and beautiful cool water in the pools. Keith was very keen to swim through the tunnels in the water, but we weren´t totally sure he would come out in the next one! We all had a lovely swim and Duglas showed us all sorts of things along the way, including some toxic fruit and ants to run past. We saw lots of different coloured butterflies and of course Tessa attempted to take lots of photos of them. ... read more
Feria gastronomica
Hmmm, what are those?
A fellow reptile amigo


Hola, Gorf here again, this time from Juayua, El Salvador! It was a bit of a drawn out trip to get here, which might be a drag if you were in a hurry, but we´re not! We were able to meet some interesting people and watch life go by here. The plan was to catch a public bus from El Zonte, hoping for one of the two daily that would take us almost all the way to our destination. Great plan, but didn´t quite fit with the way the buses really run here. While we waited for the bus we watched some local guys playing a game called ´dama´. Like draughts, but their setup was using a board painted on a concrete table on the side of the road, with beer bottle tops for counters. One ... read more
Locals playing dama
Juayua
An old peoples home


Hola! Gorf here again doing another froggy blog, this time from El Zonte beach, El Salvador. This is a great coast for surfing, one of the best in Central America - and El Zonte has a right hand point break (just in case that means something to you). Keith has been in heaven. Bit of surf fitness to find again after a few weeks off, but great waves to be had just outside our door and surprisingly noone else out on them at 5am! Tessa and I prefer a bit of a lie in, but on a few days I managed to drag her out of bed to hang out watching the early surfing action. Keith couldn´t bring a board (planes won´t take them at this time of year) so luckily there was a range of ... read more
Uh-oh
After heavy rain
The catch


Hola again! Thanks everyone for your comments and messages! This entry is from El Salvador... But before we get into that, a bit more on our last days in Monterrico, Guatemala. Tessa, Keith and I volunteered to do some teaching at one of the local schools, which was a bit daunting when our Spanish is so halting. It would have been even more daunting if we had realised in advance how little English the children knew! The school is a couple of kilometres out of Monterrico, so I got to ride in front of Tessa on a trusty Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico bike again. The school is called Escuela La Curvina and is for kids aged 6 to 12. They are busy catching up on class work after missing some school with the storm (la tormenta) a ... read more
Chilling out by the sea
Packed in on the bus
Who needs buses


Hi! Welcome to my blog! I’m Gorf (did you know that’s “frog” backwards?). I’m from Tauranga, New Zealand, and I’m travelling the world! It’s very exciting! I hope all sorts of people will read my blog, including our friends and family back home, and their children, and maybe even new friends we meet in various parts of the world. Feel free to pass on the link to your friends if you think they’d be interested. It is winter in New Zealand at the moment and its cold, so it was difficult to pack for warm weather. I decided to save space in my luggage and take no clothes - if I find some cool clothes that fit me on my travels, then I will have plenty of space for them in my bag. Unlike my travelling ... read more
Antigua
Our Spanish School
In class




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