So far this weekend has been SICK! Yesterday Liza and I ducked out of the clinic on time and headed out to Xela, the 2nd largest city in Guatemala. It is about 2.5 hours away from the lake. We stayed at a hostel recommended (not sure why) by some friends and treated ourselves to a night on the town after a very intense/stressful week of translating with the newest medical group. (The translating wasn’t the stressful part…we just had a very persnickety group of volunteers with us, though their hearts were in the right place for sure.)
We had dinner at a place called Babylon and they had the world’s best mojitos. Then we went to 2 different clubs, danced, and made some new friends. At the end of the night, among other things, Liza came home with a new book, and I came home with a 20 dollar bill just for fun.
The drive back this afternoon was absolutely GORGEOUS. The entire trip was worth it simply for the amazing views and scenery we saw on the drive back. It was a sunny day and the fields and mountains were so green from all the rain. Clouds looked like steam coming out of the hills and gave the drive a whimsical feeling.
And of course, riding on the chicken bus is always an adventure with venders jumping on and off before departure and sometimes at various stops.
Tomorrow we have an eco-hike which I am definitely looking forward to!
