So last time I wrote I had just finished a weekend in Chiapas, and after that, Jessica and Edwin and I passed a great Monday and played all day since it was Edwin´s birthday. We went to the movies and ate a great lunch with his family that consisted of more chicken dishes than I could imagine in one place....Edwins favorite food. We spent the night at Edwins family´s house and sat on the roof for hours drinking wine, talking about politics, life, telling jokes and enjoying our last night together. My wonderful friend Mckinley sent my package super fast and I got it on Monday, so I got up Tuesday morning at 6am and headed south to guatemala.
So today I am in Antigua Guatemala, and just had a great breakfast of coffee, scramled eggs, toast, potatoes and bacon....yumm. I am in good spirits and going on day three in Guatemala, so far it has been an adventure and let me tell you, Guatemala is a beautiful country and incredibly colorful. The womens clothing is so colorful, the landscape is so colorful and here in Antigua, even the buildings are colorful. I spent a long day on Tuesday leaving Tuxtla and Jessica at 6 am for the Guatemalan border. Once to the border, I crossed and waited two hours for a bus headed toward Xela. While at the border I met a really cool Belgian girl named Catarin and we stuck together for the rest of the day finding busses to Xela, finding out we were left off in a place that was not Xela, finding out how to get to Xela, and then finding a nice hostel in the evening. In the hostel I met a nice Israeli girl named Noa and she said she was going to Antigua the next day so I jumped along and Wed we spent on busses in route to Antigua. I will be leaving Antigua in about 3 hours.
So why am I going so fast in Guatemala? Well because I decided that I really wanted to get to Maya Pedal (the bicycle volunteer place) as early as possible so that if I really like it, I have the option of staying as long as I can. I talked to them on the phone yesterday and they sounded really positive, and I am really excited so I am heading out today to the town where Maya Pedal is, San Andres Itzapa, which as far as I can tell is super small...I cant find it on the map but I did see a bus yesterday with San Andres Itzapa written on it so I think thats a good bet.
So I dont know what internet will be like there...hopefully there will be a little internet cafe and ill update soon, telling of all the magical bike experiences i am having. Unfortunately, there will be no internet pictures but if you want to go to the maya pedal website maybe you can get an idea of what im doing...www.mayapedal.org
So, one thing I have been surprised by down here is how many travellers I have met who are on the road for a LONG time. Catarin the Belgian girl for instance, has been on the road for two months and will be travelling for a year....starting in mexico and ending in argentina. One of the british guys i met in the hostel lastnight started in mexico and has until december to end up in Peru. So...those of you that think I am crazy, compared to most people down here, I am an amateur.
So this is it for now....not too exciting of a blog entry but i will write more bicycle adventure packed entries later...love you!
Bree
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Bree!
I am so excited for you, on the road again! The blog is, as usual, lots of fun to read. I was just reading about Mayapedal the other day, it's so cool that you'll actually be going there and hanging out with them. You'll have to tell me about what crazy bike machines they have in the works these days. Take care of yourself and may much happiness be yours.
Ben
hey amateur, you seem to be doing a first-class job of navigating difficult routes and making friends. i am doing an equally solid job at transcribing and translating DVDs about making whiskey and bourbon, and tonight i am shooting for being a professional beer drinker. i hope that you get to share some drinks with more wonderful people along the way, and that you do a bang-up job on those bikes.
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