Day 90 - Guatemala

(Ursula) We were awakened by shouting voices and the trampling of animals - Bienvenido a Guatemala!

We had arrived here late last night and didn’t realize (in the darkness) that we almost blocked a farm gate with our camper. The farmers found a way around it, though, and waved to us in a friendly manner as they led their cattle to pastures across the road. We are savoring fresh pineapple for breakfast before continuing toward Guatemala City.

We located a friendly Trailer Park (La Red) just before reaching the Capital and decided to stay for a few days. The place was unique, with its spacious lots separated by live fruit trees (lemons, oranges, mangos, papayas).

July 31st
This morning we took the bus into the city. The currency in Guatemala is Quetzal. We dropped off films at Kodak and picked up our mail at the Swiss Consulate. While reading the mail and savoring an ice cream at the Dairy Queen, we met a young Swiss backpacker couple, Martin and Ursula Seiler. They were from Langenthal, a city near where I was born.

We invited them to stay with us at the trailer park. The five of us plan to take a road trip to Antigua, the former Capital of this country, which was largely destroyed earlier by an earthquake.Read more