before i left on my journey to guate, my friend carrie and i were sitting around a pool in palm springs reminiscing of times that we had both traveled to guatemala and we struggled remembering the name of the famous lake in the country. we had both backpacked solo around the country at different times in our lives, yet we couldn't remember the name of that lake for the life of us. finally, carrie blurts out, "lake titicaca". it sounded familiar to me, so we went with it. we were wrong, it's lake atitlan and considered to be the heart of the world. the colegio maya team gathered together in santiago and spent a much needed long weekend out of the city. i promise to create a photo album when i'm not exhausted and waiting for amazing race to come on, but here is a taste of our adventures. this weekend will go down as one of the favorites living in guate. if we have any visitors, this would be on the places that would be worth going back and experiences again.
volcano san pedro (the view from the pool area at our hotel)
happy thanksgiving! ben taught the table his family toast and stood up and led it. "crumbs on tongues and sips on lips. wild adventures at home and on trips. a toast!" the food was amazing, and the company was perfect.
the markets are always full of beautiful children, and i think i'm going to start carrying around one quetzal to pay them for a photo shot
the path down to the pool at our hotel
a monkey!
zip-lining through the jungle!
we went horseback riding on this volcano (san pedro)
boat ride
much love from guate. feel free to leave us comments:)
You are too funny! Here is my comment....Missed you guys for Thanksgiving. It looks like you are having a blast and it looks so beautiful! Miss you!
Posted by: Jen Villa | November 29, 2011 at 07:13 PM
thanks for the comment! i know friends and family check the blog and you are one of few who actually say anything:) i missed you guys too! i did however find a super cute jumper for camdyn that hopefully she (you) love:)
Posted by: sherri | November 30, 2011 at 04:16 AM
Hey, I comments too! It does look like you guys are having a blast. I miss you too, but I am so happy for you and Ben and for the adventure that you both are on. It is awesome. I am jealous, but living vicariously through you! Love you!
Posted by: Jenn | November 30, 2011 at 08:01 PM
Oops, I meant, I make comments too!
Posted by: Jenn | November 30, 2011 at 08:02 PM
you are also awesome at leaving comments and i love you for that jenn! i miss you too and i appreciate you checking in on us:)
Posted by: sherri | December 01, 2011 at 04:24 AM