Lago de Atitlan

The last four or five days were very relaxing, and I didn´t do much other then hang out on the hammock, read the book, party and some scuba diving. I was planning to stay only for a night or two but I ended up staying for five nights I think. We had this cross dressing party where you had to cross dress or you´re not getting any food. At first I had some objections, but it was fun at the end.

I also met the two canadians again, and we went for few drinks last night. Later on they went home and I ended up drinking with one German girl who was living here for the last 12 years, one Swedish guy, and 10 or so Guatemalans. After all the bars were colsed we just ended up sitting on the street and drinking beer.

I have to say that I really love Guatemala, and I would like to come back one day and stay for few months studyin Spanish. There are a lot of schools here. Another thing is poverty which is abundant in here. There is a huge difference between Mexico and Guatemala, security guards have either machine guyns or shotguns which they swing around not paying attention if they´re actually aiming at someone or not. Roads and driving is also really crazy here. Sometimes I just prefer not to look at the road as I am almost getting a heart attach when I do. Finally, majority of transportation is based on the so called Chicken buses which are old US school buses but pimped up a little bit with some flashy green or blue lights. They are dirty cheap as two hour ride can cost only about $1-2.

I´m in Antigua right now, and tomorrow I´m going to hike an active volcano, and see some lava for the first time in my life. It´s exciting, but I hope it´s not going to erupt when I´m close to the summit. I´ll be heading towards Honduras in few days.