• Day 94 - Guatemala City

    August 3, 1974 in Guatemala

    (Ursula) Today we didn’t do anything special.

    We picked up the Tikal tickets at the airport. They were indeed free of charge. The flight leaves tomorrow. We are very much looking forward to this adventure.

    Then we drove to the city for some shopping. Heinz bought a Guatemalan top made from the typical hand-woven fabric. Wally found a matching shirt and shoes. Then we stopped by Amex and learned that the lost check issue was still pending - and were advised to check back on Monday.

    We also purchased a louder horn for our VW bus. Wally installed it later at the trailer park. It seemed the sound was louder at the store where we purchased it, but perhaps it was just my imagination. Toward the evening, Wolfgang and Barbara joined us at the same trailer park by sheer coincidence.

    We were happy to see them again. Everyone was hungry. We found a good restaurant and told them about repairing our VW engine in Mexico over dinner and a few cold beers.
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