Hola!
Since leaving Flores last week we headed south to the town of Coban. After five hours on a very hot shuttle bus we arrived in the mid afternoon heat and wandered around trying to find a recommended coffee tour, only to arrive to find that tours had ceased in 2013! We settled instead for a coffee and some tasty tostadas. During our two night stay we trekked it over on public transport to a beautiful place called Semuc Champney, a natural water park with a collection of cool blue-green pools....
One of such pools
Amazingly refreshing and relaxing- ace!
The journey there was a little peculiar a mixture of public transport and intermittent local trucks that run back and forth to the pools, but it was so worth it for the few hours we spent swimming walking and relaxing by the beautiful pools.
Our next stop after yet another 6 hour bus ride was Antigua. A really cool beautiful town, a little bit like Flores but much bigger, and surrounded by imposing, misty volcanoes....we arrived here on Thursday and decided to spend a good few days here soaking up the culture and coffee! A few of the highlights have been amazing chili mochas at the Chocolate Museum....
Chilling out in Central Park...
And experiencing the colorful sights of this beautiful town...
We leave Antigua on Wednesday and will head on down to Honduras.
The weeks highlights:
Best food: Chocolate fondue and chilli mochas at the Chocolate museum, Antigua. Guatemalan breakfast at The Rainbow Cafe, Antigua (developing a real infatuation for refried beans!)
Best View: While at Semuc Champney we trekked 1.2 kilometers uphill (pretty much vertical!) in midday heat to experience this awesome view over the natural pools....
Love Monday Funday: This morning we arose at 6.00am to travel to the nearby Pacaya volcano. We hiked up the 3 kilometers to experience amazing views and toast marshmallows over the hot lava rocks...
Lesson Learnt: Where possible book shuttle buses for long journeys. Getting 7 local 'chicken buses' for a couple of quid less is just sometimes not worth the hassle! Holding on to the back of a pick-up truck over bumpy roads is fun for all of about 15mins...
Number of hours on buses: 13
Number of hours on 'Chicken Buses': 4.5 (two of these hours were spent with us being packed in like sardines and me sitting on Rachel's lap)
Colin felt at home on top of the volcano...
Lots of love
Lisa and Rach xx
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