A better lava video.

You can really see it flowing in this one.



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We´re in with the family now - a pair of cute little girls led us very slowly down the street from the school to their house. The bed gave a large crack when we laid down, so we switched to something sturdier, and bigger. The mother´s name is Tina and was very sweet and welcoming. We start our lessons tomorrow - very exciting.

Lava and a Lake

Check it!

We joined a group and climbed a volcano called Volcan Pacaya near Antigua in southern Guatemala. Here you can see some lava flowing. It was amazing!



We are in San Pedro La Laguna on Lake Atitlan now. We signed up at the Cooperativa Spanish School for a week's worth of lessons starting Monday, and will be staying with a family for the duration. Should be fun!

Southward Bound

Hi all!

Haven't updated you in awhile. I'm in San Ignacio, Belize now with Amie. We're just about to head into Guatemala tomorrow, to see the ruins of Tikal. We rented a kayak and went on a great trip up the Belize River today. We watched a trio of vultures scuffling with each other and dining at the shore for awhile. There was also a large iguana sunbathing, and about 30 eagles (?) flying overhead... And lots of strange little fish. Beautiful! Belize is an amazing little English-speaking country with a population about the size of Greater Victoria, which is bizarre, especially considering how ethnically varied the population is and how much culture is here. Hopkins is a great little beach town where most people looked like Rastafarians and spoke either Garifuna, an indigenous language, or creole, or both, along with heavily accented English. We got a lot of sand flea bites there, which are now horribly itchy and look like some crazy disease! We started in the Yucatan in Mexico, where we spent lots of time lazing around on beaches, especially in white and sandy Tulum, which was relaxing. We're a bit apprehensive about travelling in Guatemala, as our minds have been filled with horror stories and we both have detailed, morbid imaginations, but we'll be careful. I'll try to post some photos soon!