Another day at the Lake

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Today we got up early again to see the morning light on the lake. Carmen took an early morning swim in the pool. After a breakfast of mango pancakes for Carmen and bacon and eggs for Harold we took another boat ride to St. Pedro, another village we wanted to explore. On the way back the boat was packed and riding low. The waves splashed us and we got a little wet, but it was fun. One amusing incongruity I've noticed is that many of the indigenous people, like the women in traditional clothes, carrying huge baskets on their heads also have cell phones! On the boat today a traditional teenage girl was madly texting on her phone, and even changing the chips in it! Yesterday our guide taught us some words in the Tzutijil, a Mayan language and we've been having fun saying good by and thank you. People smile appreciatively when we do that. The school children are learning to read and write in Tzutijil, as well as Spanish and English.

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