Blogs from Verapaz Region, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 16

Hola amigos y amigas! Saa maa det vist vaere min tur til at opdatere bloggen. Lad mig starte med at sige tak til Nynne, som aabenlyst ikke fatter nogen af foelgende udtryk: "Det var ikke noget at skrive hjem om" eller "less is more". Hun er jo fuldstaendig ude af kontrol! Naa, hvad er der saa sket siden sidst? Vi forlod Panajachel i soendags - en knap saa hensynsfuld beslutning eftersom Nynne havde tilbragt hele natten paa toilettet, hvor hun braekkede sig i stride stroemme. Hun er faerdig med foelgende: Oksekoed, tortillas og guacamole (der er stadig uvist hvilken, der kan betegnes som synderen - saa bare for at vaere paa den sikre side..) Panajachel var helt sikkert en dejlig by, men 2 dage er rigeligt - der sker sgu ikke det store. Personligt blev ... read more

Martes early morning and Raul put me on a bus for my trip to Coban. Couldn´t take a shower or go to bathroom cause the water had not been turned on yet. I need to catch an 8:30 express bus in order to get to Coban in one day. Got to bus terminal earlier than expected because the chicken bus team of driver and assistant were amazing as we zoomed around the mountains and small villages. The assistant literally hung way outside of the door to spot for incoming traffic and obstructions in town. All stops for passengers to get on and off were rolling stops and the kids swung back into the bus from throwing baggage off the roof, after the bus was already going a good 20kmph. Went to get my ticket so I ... read more

From Belize, we took a ferry to Livingston in Guatemala. ... read more

Today was a long travel day that took us 6 hours south of Flores to an industrial town called Coban. I have to say this is and probably will be my least favorite city in Guatemala. Just too much garbage, too much dust and alot of poor people. We arrived in Coban at 8pm at night, not a good time to arrive into a city. You feel disoriented from the nauseating (spelt right?) bus rides, the cramped seating and when you arrive to a town there is always someone waiting for an opportunity to screw you over. So if you dont have your brain turned on you can end up in a shitty situation. Conveniently our driver dropped us off right by the hotel we wanted to go to. This hotel 'casa d'acuna' was amazing. This ... read more

FRANÇAIS Oh mon dieu! Si Semuc Champey n'exitait pas, il aurait fallu l'inventer... Une vraie merveille de la nature. Jettez un oeil aux photos (On en a pris que deux! Panne de batterie!). Nous avons passé la journée du 31 décembre 2006 à plonger d'un bassin à l'autre, sous le soleil... Remonter à pied le long de la rivière et recommencer... Nous vous souhaitons à tous une excellente année 2007! ENGLISH Oh my god! If Carlsberg did marvels of nature they'd do Semuc Champey! Just see the pictures (all two of them). We spent the afternoon of NYE diving from one pool to another in the sunshine. Climbing up and doing it again. Hope you are all well and that 2007 brings all the health, wealth, strength and happiness you could wish for. Love to all!! ... read more