Jake and I are in Flores, Guatemala. It is lovely here, especially after the shitty day we had yesterday. We slept about three hours after driving to Toronto, got on a plane — I don’t think either of us slept more than a few minutes there — spent another six hours bumming around Guatemala City without really seeing much interesting and then found out that the overnight sleeper bus we were planning to take was actually not as cool as we’d thought. Although the seats were soft and comfy, they didn’t recline much at all and it was really difficult to get any sleep, even as tired and sleep-deprived as we were. They even had to wake us all up halfway there so the ministry of agriculture or something could inspect the bus.
But then at 5:40 this morning we pulled into Flores. A few minutes of getting our bearings and we found a nice hotel called Hotel Petén, with air-conditioned rooms and a decent restaurant and a view out on the lake. Oh, and there’s a small pool in the hotel, but we’re still trying to figure out if it’s for swimming or for show. So we both had showers, slept for a few hours, went for a walk and we finally feel like we’re on vacation.
I really shouldn’t be writing this, I suppose, because I’m just supposed to check my mail and go back upstairs, but I figure it’s been a while since I posted, so. And I wouldn’t expect much in the way of blogging until I get back. But keep your eyes on my Flickr page.
