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- Tag 33
- Sonntag, 24. März 2024 um 12:25
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.560 m
GuatemalaRío San Buenaventura14°44’27” N 91°9’47” W
Arriving in Panajachel
24. März 2024 in Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Our first impressions of Panajachel is a big market town, especially on a Sunday! The market stretched all of the way down the main street and all the way along the promenade.
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- Tag 33
- Sonntag, 24. März 2024 um 13:33
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.604 m
- GuatemalaRío Catarata14°45’8” N 91°9’58” W
Reserva Natural Atitlan
24. März 2024 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
A 20 minute walk down the road from Panajachel is the nature reserve. There were a number of waterfalls and hanging bridges as well as coatis, monkeys and a butterfly garden. We spent a few hoursWeiterlesen
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- Tag 33
- Sonntag, 24. März 2024 um 19:20
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.570 m
- GuatemalaSan Pedro La Laguna14°41’44” N 91°16’18” W
Evening in San Pedro
24. März 2024 in Guatemala ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
This evening we headed out for pizza, pool and £2 cocktails! Can't go wrong!
ReisenderThe pair of you certainly are not going to starve! Just saying ☺️
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- Tag 34
- Montag, 25. März 2024 um 10:20
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.564 m
- GuatemalaSan Juan La Laguna14°41’48” N 91°17’3” W
San Juan La Laguna
25. März 2024 in Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Our first stop of the day was San Juan La Laguna, just a short ferry ride from our base in San Pedro. We were greeted with an immediate colourful ascent!
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- Tag 34
- Montag, 25. März 2024 um 11:45
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.624 m
- GuatemalaPachité14°42’1” N 91°17’22” W
Mirador Kaqasiiwaan
25. März 2024 in Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Our next ascent of the day was up to this viewpoint over the lake. It was super popular and colourful market stalls lined the entire route to the top.
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- Montag, 25. März 2024 um 12:07
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2.073 m
- GuatemalaCerro El Cristalino14°42’31” N 91°17’43” W
Indian Nose Hike
25. März 2024 in Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We then ascended further up the hills in an attempt to reach the top of the 'Indian's nose' (see the face in picture one). It takes around 2 hours, however we got a bit lost and confused by a localsWeiterlesen
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- Tag 34
- Montag, 25. März 2024 um 15:32
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.548 m
- GuatemalaSan Marcos La Laguna14°43’19” N 91°15’30” W
San Marcos La Laguna
25. März 2024 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Our final stop of the day was another small lakeside town, this time with even narrower streets and probably the most laid back atmosphere of them all. We'd planned on going for a swim in the lake atWeiterlesen
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- Tag 35
- Dienstag, 26. März 2024 um 08:37
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Höhe über NN: 33 m
El SalvadorManuel José Arce13°51’36” N 90°5’15” W
Arriving in El Salvador
26. März 2024 in El Salvador ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Today has been another long day on the road and we've just entered El Salvador! We boarded our first bus in San Pedro at 5am which arrived back to Antigua at 8am. We had time for a McDonalds breakfastWeiterlesen
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- Tag 35
- Dienstag, 26. März 2024 um 19:24
- 🌙 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 661 m
- El SalvadorSanta Ana13°59’42” N 89°33’23” W
Evening in Santa Ana
26. März 2024 in El Salvador ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
After arriving in Santa Ana and checking into our apartment we headed out to the main square to peruse and for some dinner. The lights of the main square were quite the contrast to what we expectedWeiterlesen
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- Tag 36
- Mittwoch, 27. März 2024 um 08:20
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2.109 m
- El SalvadorSanta Ana Volcano13°50’33” N 89°37’52” W
Ascending Volcan de Santa Ana
27. März 2024 in El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
This morning was an early start for us to catch the bus to the trailhead of Volcan de Santa Ana! The only bus we could take left the Santa Ana station at 7:30am. We arrived at the station to discoverWeiterlesen
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- Mittwoch, 27. März 2024 um 12:06
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2.273 m
- El SalvadorSanta Ana Volcano13°50’47” N 89°37’40” W
Santa Ana Volcano Crater
27. März 2024 in El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
At the rim of the crater you can look down into the steaming emerald lake. The sulphur choked us at times but this didn't stop us enjoying a well earned pizza slice as we admired the view.
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ReisenderTHE VIEW OF THE CRATER IS FANTASTIC 🌋 YOU COULD SET EACH OTHER SOME IMPRACTICAL JOKER TASKS 🙃
ReisenderWOW these pics are stunning. Another great trip with a few endurances along the way. Great character building. Did Danny befriend another dog ? . I was trying to work out if you were wearing your once white trainers OR your once black walking shoes ?
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- Tag 37
- Donnerstag, 28. März 2024 um 15:21
- ⛅ 33 °C
- Höhe über NN: 654 m
- El SalvadorPlaza Libertad13°41’51” N 89°11’22” W
San Salvador - Liberty Plaza
28. März 2024 in El Salvador ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
This morning we had a bit of a lie in after a few consecutive early starts. We checked out of our Airbnb and took a 10 minute Uber to the bus station on the edge of town (at a cost of just $3!). FromWeiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 28. März 2024 um 15:42
- ⛅ 32 °C
- Höhe über NN: 664 m
- El SalvadorCatedral Metropolitana de San Salvador13°41’53” N 89°11’28” W
San Salvador Cathedral
28. März 2024 in El Salvador ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Our next stop was the cathedral, towering over the Civic Square. We also took a trip down to the crypt where Oscar Romero is buried, the national saint who was assassinated in 1980.
ReisenderDo you get chatting to many locals in the places you visit or is it mainly just the tour guides? X
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- Tag 37
- Donnerstag, 28. März 2024 um 15:43
- ⛅ 32 °C
- Höhe über NN: 658 m
- El SalvadorPlaza Cívica13°41’53” N 89°11’29” W
San Salvador - Best of the Rest
28. März 2024 in El Salvador ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Other stops along the tour included the national library (donated by the Chinese), kilometre zero, Somasco El Calvario Church, the central market and national palace (home to the executive,Weiterlesen
ReisenderThe weather seems to be getting warmer as you go . It’s nasty here and been snowing in parts too . Xxx
ReisenderGreat architecture. Sad that many people live in poverty. Happy Easter 🐣 guys. Hope you can hunt out some chocolate. The sun is shining here at last today. Yeah !!
ReisenderI was just thinking looking at the photos that there's quite a contrast in some of the areas. Hope you're both okay. Happy Easter. xxx
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- Tag 38
- Freitag, 29. März 2024 um 10:53
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Höhe über NN: 664 m
- El SalvadorCatedral Metropolitana de San Salvador13°41’53” N 89°11’28” W
Good Friday Morning
29. März 2024 in El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
This morning we headed out into the historical centre where preparations were well underway for the Good Friday procession, mainly in the form of the creation of 'sawdust carpets' for the processionWeiterlesen
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- Tag 38
- Freitag, 29. März 2024 um 11:39
- ☀️ 33 °C
- Höhe über NN: 661 m
- El SalvadorPlaza Cívica13°41’49” N 89°11’30” W
National Palace of El Salvador
29. März 2024 in El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Next up we joined a tour through the National Palace of El Salvador, which was occupied by the governments offices until 1974. The tour was entirely in Spanish so we understood very little but weWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 29. März 2024 um 12:41
- ☀️ 34 °C
- Höhe über NN: 662 m
- El SalvadorPlaza Cívica13°41’49” N 89°11’28” W
National Library of El Salvador
29. März 2024 in El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Next up we paid a visit to the brand new National Library of El Salvador. The library sits across the main square from the cathedral and was 'donated' by the Chinese government, along with 3 otherWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 29. März 2024 um 15:09
- ⛅ 34 °C
- Höhe über NN: 660 m
- El SalvadorPlaza Cívica13°41’53” N 89°11’27” W
Good Friday Final Preparations
29. März 2024 in El Salvador ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
We took numerous laps around the historic centre this afternoon/evening watching all of the final preparations take place. It was brilliant to see a city with such a bad reputation in all of itsWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 29. März 2024 um 18:46
- 🌙 28 °C
- Höhe über NN: 661 m
- El SalvadorPlaza Cívica13°41’48” N 89°11’28” W
Good Friday Procession
29. März 2024 in El Salvador ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
Alas as darkness fell the procession took to the streets, led by the stations of the cross and followed by the coffin of Jesus amongst other religious figures. We let the procession pass through theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 39
- Samstag, 30. März 2024 um 10:35
- ☀️ 35 °C
- Höhe über NN: 59 m
HondurasEl Amatillo13°35’48” N 87°45’53” W
Transiting Through Honduras
30. März 2024 in Honduras ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
This morning we boarded the 5am coach from San Salvador headed for Leon in Nicaragua. Dissecting El Salvador and Nicaragua is Honduras, so we had to enter Honduras for a few hours. This was prettyWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 30. März 2024 um 14:40
- ☀️ 38 °C
- Höhe über NN: 40 m
NicaraguaMunicipio de Somotillo13°3’41” N 86°56’57” W
Entering Nicaragua
30. März 2024 in Nicaragua ⋅ ☀️ 38 °C
After just over 9 hours on the coach we arrived at the Nicaraguan border! Despite the border not being very busy it seemed to take ages as we had to scan our bags, wait for our passports to beWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 30. März 2024 um 19:14
- 🌙 31 °C
- Höhe über NN: 99 m
- NicaraguaLeón12°26’13” N 86°52’46” W
Arriving in Leon
30. März 2024 in Nicaragua ⋅ 🌙 31 °C
After catching a taxi from the bus terminal we arrived at our hostel! We quickly checked in before heading out for burgers. We were also able to catch a glimpse of Leon at night which was veryWeiterlesen
ReisenderWhat an amazing journey so far and homeward bound now. Yeah !!! May the next 150 days be as good as the last . Safe and Happy Travels. Love Mum ❤️ 🚤 🌋 ⛰️ 🏖️ 🎵😎 🦈 🌋 🐢 🍷 🍺 ✈️
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- Sonntag, 31. März 2024 um 09:17
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Höhe über NN: 98 m
- NicaraguaLeón12°26’12” N 86°52’53” W
Morning at Poco a Poco
31. März 2024 in Nicaragua ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
We'd had a long day on the road yesterday and a big afternoon ahead of us so we had a relaxed morning at our hostel, only leaving to pick up some groceries. It was also Man City v Arsenal so weWeiterlesen
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- Sonntag, 31. März 2024 um 15:59
- ☀️ 35 °C
- Höhe über NN: 609 m
- NicaraguaVolcán Cerro Negro12°30’30” N 86°42’1” W
Volcano Boarding - The Build Up
31. März 2024 in Nicaragua ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Just after lunch we headed to Bigfoot Hostel, a hostel world renowned for its volcano boarding tours!
In the hostel reception they displayed some of the news/tourism outlets they have hosted over theWeiterlesen
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- Sonntag, 31. März 2024 um 16:27
- ☀️ 34 °C
- Höhe über NN: 630 m
- NicaraguaVolcán Cerro Negro12°30’23” N 86°42’18” W
Volcano Boarding
31. März 2024 in Nicaragua ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
It was now time to suit up and and take the quick route down! We didn't want to be the first people up down but definitely didn't want to be the last so I went about 10th and Dan shortly after.
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ReisenderHave a great time. 😊
ReisenderLOOKS A GREAT PLACE 👌
ReisenderLots of colours again. ❤️
ReisenderNow thats a good market!