Blogs from Río Dulce, Caribbean Coast, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 11

Adventures since our last blog... We took a very fast boat from Punta Gorda (Belize) to Livingston in Guatemala (via Puerto Barrios) and stayed in a funky hotel with hammocks. Livingston is only accessible by boat and has people from many different cultural backgrounds. Mayans, Garifunans, Chinese, Mexicans, Indians and of course Gringos.... We had an amazing curry cooked by a crazy Mexican lady who had lived in India! The next day we caught a boat up the Rio Dulce (Sweet River) via hot springs, caves, flower lagoon and bird island (cormorants and storks - or egrets) and we saw a big spikey iguana! 2 foot long! We also stopped at a co-operative community for supporting people from the Qu'etchi (?) population. The Rio Dulce itself is spectacular with a deep gorge covered in Jungle, opening ... read more

Rachael and I have just emerged from our 3 day sailing trip, which ended up being brilliant. We did have our doubts on the first day as it was wet and cold... as we crouched in my cabin, being the larger box (a double; R's was precisely the size and shape of a coffin), playing cards we bravely commended ourselves (in true Pollyanna style) for our resourcefulness. With cards and a book, we can do anything... although we may not have been talking to one another by the end. Fortunately, the weather did improve, although yesterday was the only day that was truly sunny, so more what we had envisaged. The boat was a 46 ft catamaran, so quite comfortable. The other passengers were a Canadian family with their 10 year old son, plus friend visiting ... read more

Why did we ever agree to this??? After Fay wore two blue wigs as Marge Simpson on Halloween, we had been dared to wear the wigs on the local buses. We had a 13 hour journey ahead of us and a border crossing! We got up early and started in a taxi to the bus station. The first bus was super quick to the border at San Cristobal but stopped a fair walk from the actual border. We had to walk through a market on both sides and were stopped at the border by officials. Funnily enough, they didn't ask us to take our wigs off. Another plus point was the significant decrease in sleazing from local men, instead they just asked us what country we came from. I think some locals actually thought it was ... read more

16.09. Auf dem Flug von Nicaragua nach Guatemala wurden feinste Drinks serviert. Ich kann Aeromexico nur empfehlen. 17.09. Nach einer Nacht in Guatemala City ging es weiter nach Antigua, was sich als hart touristischer teurer Reinfall entpuppte. Also weiter nach San Pedro, das nicht ohne Grund als Amsterdam des Westens bezeichnet wird. Wir treffen ein paar junge Sued-Afrikaner, die sich bestens auskennen. Ein sonderbarer aber geiler Ort auf jeden. Schoen preiswert und auf 2000m ueber dem Meer an einem klaren, erfrischenden Bergsee gelegen, sodass wir taeglich schwimmen gingen. Im Israeli-Stronghold ZooLa gab es feinste Platformen mit Kissen und Haengematten, sowie geilem Essen. Hier ziehen komplette Abende einfach vorbei... Unser Hotel, dessen Namen wir nach wie vor nicht sicher wissen, begeistert mit einem riesigen Zimmer mit TV, Bad, Terasse und Panoramafenstern mit See und V... read more

Setting off at 4am on a Friday morning is no easy task and this morning was no easier. But it was for a good cause so I didn´t mind one bit. We were off to the Northeastern part of Guatemala to Rio Dulce and Livingston. We got a shuttle from Antigua to Guatemala City where we then got a coach for 6 hours up to Rio Dulce. As it was such an early start I managed to sleep most of the way and when we did stop to get out the difference in climate was amazing. Rio Dulce is really hot as it is on the caribbean side of Guatemala. After checking in to our hotel which was only reachable by boat we spent the rest of day relaxing and generally doing nothing!! But it was ... read more