NOOOoooooo. I don’t want to go home. You can’t make me. Just one more week, or maybe two. Here are some final pictures of Antigua. Now I’m done with this dumb old travel diary. Whoever thought it was a good idea anyway. Whatever. I woke up in the middle of the night with a bad sore throat. Now I’m awake and I feel Definitely Not Well Everywhere. Don Toí±o’s taking me to the airport around […]
Read moreMonth: February 2008
Happy Valentine’s Day
In celebration of El Día del Carií±o, I wandered through Antigua seeking love symbols of love. I got the idea from looking at my knee this morning (see first picture); the last image is the e-mailed Valentine I got from Bulwinkle this afternoon. Next Central America entry >> _
Read morePlaying with Fire
You know those consumer warnings on packaging — “Remove cap before use” and that sort of thing? Those are there because of people like me. My map of Guatemala should have come with a disclaimer: “Not for use near open flame.” While sitting at my desk drinking tea, I lit a blue candle (I hear it represents clarity of thought) that I bought from the Hermano Pedro people. I was marking my route on the […]
Read moreCaminar, Nadar and Subir
Las Marías makes the best coffee in Central America. I rounded out my morning cup with a PB&J sandwich and a pack of M&Ms. On the front porch I met up with three jóvenes and our guía for a tour of Las Marías’ private cave called K’an Ba. Since it’s not commercial it has no lights or stalactites named after Disney characters. The cave is actually a channel for a river, so I decided against […]
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