Day 101 - Thursday 29th December 2005
After a night of disturbed sleep due to the poor location of the dormitory, it was a slow start to the day and everyone was tired. The one redeeming feature of the hostel was the excellent hot shower which was definately one of the better showers in Guatemala.
Day 100 - Wednesday 28th December 2005
When travelling by bus in Guatemala there is a definate trade off between price and comfort. On the one hand there are the shuttles which for Q100 will take you from Lake Atitlan to Guatemala City in about 2 1/2 hours. On these shuttles you have your own seat, the ride is smooth and they are comfortable (usually 8 seater people carriers). On the other hand are the chicken buses. These take 4 hours for the same trip, are jammed solid and are an unbelievably bumpy ride. However they cost only Q25, or should do, as for Gringos the price is invariably higher. I ended up paying Q30 for the trip. Which tells you I went for the chicken bus option.
Day 99 - Tuesday 27th December 2005
Another lazy day, however I wasn’t hungover! I just didn’t want to do much. I woke up early again and went into the sun to write my diary and read, and aside from going to get breakfast that is where I stayed for most of the morning and early afternoon.
Day 98 - Monday 26th December 2005
A lazy day if ever there was one. I rose late, sunbathed, ate a turkey sandwich, dozed and felt rough. Not one of the better days of the trip!
Day 97 - Sunday 25th December 2005
Surprisingly, I woke up fresh and early after a pretty decent drinking session the night before. The sun was shining and I decided to get some early morning Christmas rays on my back. I also wanted to make sure I phoned home as early as possible so I got to the internet cafe as it opened. Half hour later I had given the family all my Christmas wishes and I was ready for breakfast.
Day 96 - Saturday 24th December 2005
Christmas Eve! A pretty quiet day all in all, the kayaking had been quite enough exercise for the festive period, so after getting up early, I read, sunbathed, wrote in my diary and updated the blog.
Day 95 - Friday 23rd December 2005
I woke up and decided to have a shave for the first time since Los Angeles on day number 8 of the trip…..
