What a day we have had. we are just sitting here in our hotel in Antigua and glad to be alive! hahaha. We had the most interesting day of travel. We started in a small tuk tuk which is like a three wheeled fred flintstone car. We arrived at the Guatemala border in this vehicle. *but we walked across the border. I felt like a fugitive. We then got onto a chicken bus * a 13 passenger van...we got on the van with 8 other folks and ended up on the van slammed in between the walls and 47 other people!!!!!!!!! It was maddness. We then got onto a bus in Guatemala city. This was like a 1980's greyhound bus. There was a mysterious sound coming from under our seat. Myaybe like all the parts were abot to hit the ground. This bus was better by far but still the wildest ride ever. Until we got on the next bus that was a crazy painted shool bus. The driver was driving like a race car driver...in a bus! We arrivd at this bus in a taxi and HA TO GO TO EL BANO. The people running the show said no, we had to go. I gave them my look of desperation and they respnded with si, rapido. The driver followed us in the bathroom and yelled vamos vamos vamos, rapido, until we got on the bus. People, it was crazy. Its all good though because we made it safely to Antigua. Antigua is fantastic. There are cobblestone streets and just such great culture and personality. The people her have been so helpful and we have really enjoyed our time thus far.
Right when we got here we went straight to get a ticket to chichicastenanga. This is a big market that is on the way to Lake Atitlan. We ARE GOING TO SEE LIVE ACTIVE VOLCANOS. I dont realy understand why one would like to go see a volcano that might explode but Aaron wants to go so we are heading that direction!
I think I failed to mention that we traveled for nine hours today and only went 150 miles. I know, I know...it was awful!!
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