Our Last night in Guatemala

Hello all! Sorry there has been a laps in updating you, we had internet connection problems. We are back in Antigua for the day and night to get up at o´dark thirty to catch our ride to the airport tomorrow morning.



We had a wonderful time in Xela where we visited the indigenous women that Lindsey has been working a project with. We got to see how they weave there textiles and how they are tought projects to benifit themselves, both financially and personally. The village we visited was wiped out by a hurricane a few years ago and had USAid come in and build them new dwellings. I took plenty of pictures, so when we get home I will busy myself with updating the blog with photos. We went to a hot springs on another day and had the place to ourselves for a good portion of the trip. We stayed at Lindsey´s place at the Yoga house, it is what it says it is, they do yoga there....but not us, no time for chilling for yoga. We met Ricardo´s family and had dinner at their house. They are very sweet and kind and his mom cooked a delicious meal, stuffed chili pepper with rice and a salad.



From Xela we went to Lake Atitlan, which was oh so beautiful. We stayed at hotel Isla Verde which was 8 cabins up along the hillside of the lake. We arrived in this big town along the lake and had to take a boat to Sant Cruz where our accomodations were. Once we got there we had to hike a trail along the lake and then climb many steps to our cabins, numbers 7 and 8. They had a view of the lake and volcanos, it was very pretty. The hotel grounds were very beautiful too, very tropical. The food was delicious as well. We did some shopping in the market and some relaxation back at the hotel. Les and I also enjoyed massages there, very relaxing!!!



We left the lake this morning and arrived back in Antigua to a sunny afternoon. We walked around the town a bit, got something to eat and then went to a movie at this local bar. Pretty neat place where they have bench seating with tables and you can order drinks and food. Olympia could use a place like that!!!!



So, off to rest before our early departure in the morning back to the states. Like I said, when we get home I will add some pictures with more details of our trip.



Thanks for checking in and see you soon!