March 12th, 2019 Today is our last full day in Guatemala. We leave tomorrow to fly to San Jose, Costa Rica and then take a shuttle down to Bocas del Toro, Panama where we are meeting my friends from Tacoma, WA. I started my day at 3:30am when I got up to go do a…
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Day 36 – San Pedro, Lake Atitlan, GT
March 11th, 2019 Today was a rest and chill day for us. It was very exciting that this hostel had a hot shower. We have had few hot showers on this trip so far. I spent most of my afternoon around the pool. B got caught up on some homework and we just hung out. …
Day 35 – San Pedro, Lake Atitlan, GT
March 10th, 2019 We had our last breakfast with Bilma and Jorge, and said our thank you’s and goodbyes. We arranged for another shuttle to pick us up and take us to San Pedro on lake Atitlan where we are going to spend our last few days in Guatemala. Our next stop is Panama where…
Day 30 – 34, Xela, GT
Marth 5th-9th, 2019 We spent the next 5 days doing our Spanish class and staying with Bilma and Jorge. We each had our own private instructor and would walk to school (10 min) every morning after breakfast. We would be done by 1pm where we would go back to the house for lunch and then…
Day 29 – Travel to Xela, GT
March 4th, 2019 We got up to catch an 8:30am shuttle from Antigua to Xela (Quetzaltenango). We signed up to do one week of Spanish class in Xela. We will stay with a local family for our lodging and meals. We are starting our class tomorrow and are supposed to arrive at our homestay early…
Day 28 – Antigua, GT
March 3, 2019 Being very exhausted from the big climb, we took this day to chill. I booked our shuttle for the next day to go to Xela and we just took it easy. We explored Antigua a little bit more by foot and enjoyed our last night with Josh and Kyra as we will…
Day 27 – Acatenango, GT
March 2, 2019 Our day started at 3:30am as we had to get up and hike in the dark the last stretch in order to make the summit of Acatenango for sunrise. It was about another 300 meters in elevation from our base camp. We had hiked about 1200 meters in elevation the day before…
Day 26 – Acatenango, GT
March 1, 2019 We got up early with our backpacks loaded with water, food, and warm clothes for our overnight adventure up Acatenango. We were all pretty nervous knowing that it was probably going to be the most physically demanding thing we have ever done. Without any preparation, we went from office jobs to vacation…
Day 25 – Antigua, GT
Feb 28, 2019 So for the last week or so we have heard everyone talk about climbing the volcano Acatenango. It is the best thing to do in Guatemala and even while other travelers are here. You go up in one day and camp at base camp where you can watch Fuego erupt with an…
Day 24 – Antigua, GT
Feb 27, 2019 Today we took a LONG 9-hour shuttle ride from Lanquin to Antigua with Josh and Kyra. We also were going to reconnect with 2nd Brendan from Portland and are all staying in the same hostel. Once we finally got there, we set our things down and walked around the streets of Antigua. …