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September 12, 2005
Internet in Antigua
We decided against hiking up the volcano today and instead just had a laid back day in town. After our dollar breakfasts that included eggs, queso fresco, tortillas, beans and a cup of Guatemalan coffee we set out to buy more supplies for the trip and to send a package home. We found a DHL office and while sending off a package of books home I enquired about where the headquarters was located. Turns out that they used to have their main offices in San Francisco, but have since moved them to Germany. That made sense as there was an office in the outskirts of Havana. We also bought tickets to Guatemala City where we will hopefully be catching a bus to El Salvador.
Midday we ran into the group of European girls (one from Spain, one from France, and one from Belgium) who had traveled with us from San Cristobal to Panajachel. They were by far the most linguistically talented group we have me on the trip so far. They work for the EU website writing articles on current events, and between them they spoke 6 different languages. They are also leaving tomorrow but heading in the opposite direction up to Tikal.
The afternoon was spent uploading photos and updating the site which is always fun with a slow connection. We went through 2 internet cafes and many but at least we got some photos and writing up before El Salvador, where we really don’t know what the connections will be like.
For dinner we grabbed some sandwiches and then were off to bed. Tomorrow will be in our 4th country.
Posted by Peter Mork at September 12, 2005 11:51 PM
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