Trippy´s

Here in Lake Atitlan things are really mellow. The town we are staying in is called San Pedro. The lake is an alpine lake so it looks similar to Lake Tahoe, but definately has a Guatamalan feel. The mountains look like what your would picture Guatamala like. Very green and full of different plants. There is also a volcano which looms over the town of San Pedro. Every so often you are scared by a loud firework as the locals and many of the tourist light them of to let the volcano gods know we are here. From what our amazing hostel owner has told us only 5 months ago have some of the street paths been put in. The roads here are very confusing and definately seem they should not have cars allowed on them. They wander between buildings in random footpath short cuts and finding your way back to one spot is really difficult. The first day we arrived from Xela we got into Panachel which is on the other side of the lake. On a very wet boat we pulled into San Pedro to stay for what we thought was one day. This turned into a week and we are finally leaving today to go focus our minds on Spanish. While here we have done something fun everyday. Our hostel owner plans events or more suggests and organizes everyone together to do something we would not know about had he not been living there. One day we rode Kayaks to a black sand beach. Rowing back was very difficult for Lacy and I. The next day we went to yet another very seculded swimming spot with very comfortable rocks to lay on. Next we hopped over to the next town of Santiago and went shopping in the market for cheap good Guatemalan supplies. Then road horses to a bat cave. The horse experience was very hard for me as I was very scared by. It was a small horse as the horses are not fed as well as I would have liked them to be. I though had not been on a horse since I was very young. Probably about 8. After we got there to the scary bat cave (yes I did go in against my fear of those creepy guys) I really liked galloping the horse back as fast as I could! So fun. Next day was another kayak trip and some rock jumping. I absolutely love it here. After our first week of Spanish in Antigua we are headed back here to climb the nose (a mountain that looks like a face) with the owner of Trippy´s Seth. To his secret spot....can´t wait