Almost Got Kilt by a Volcano
Today Cyp and I went on a mini tour. Took a minivan to Pacaya which is
an active volcano. Hiked up (took about 2 hours) and watched the
volcano puff and huff. There were about 30 people standing around the
top when it went bang and lots of big chunks came flying out. Everyone
started running. Of course, it wasn't such a good place to run.
Meanwhile the guides were yelling
"don't run - it's normal, normal"
It was pretty scary. Hopefully Cyp got some of it on film. We got up
at 5:30 to do this and of course there was nothing open and we didn't
have any food on us so we starved. German girl that had told us about
the tour took pity on stupid Canadians and gave us half her bun.
Apparently Cyp now gets to be boss for the rest of the summer.
To make up for it we went for yummy lunchos in a fairly swank place. I
had Dorado fish in mango sauce and Cyp had deelicious steak (it was
very good). Guatemalans tend to eat the biggest meal at noon and just
have snacks for dinner. Sam managed to clear out the place with his
yodeling. He's teething right now.
That's about it for today - Pat's gone back to the hotel with Sam to
sleep and Cyp, Gaby and I are wandering around. Antigua is a bit
strange because it completely shuts down at about 8 pm (much to my
delight, but not Cyp's). We are told it is unwise to walk around if
there is no one else around. We also had armed guards on our volcano
hike. hmm. Lots of guns here.
Ok that's it for now.
posted by Renee @ 3:44 PM
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