Yes, that is real, burning hot lava. And yes, Mom, we are mere feet from it. This is just about the coolest thing I have ever done. We hiked (hard) up the volcano for about 2 hours, then sat and watched the lava flow and the volcano smoke until it was dark. It was incredible.
We finished our last Spanish class on Friday and took off to the beach for the weekend. It was super hot and sunny and we definitely enjoyed the change from rainy Antigua. We actually got to watch an incredible (if somewhat scary) lightning storm from the deck of a bar last night. I got super sick Saturday night, probably from some of the questionable food we have been eating, but I´m feeling 100% better now, aside from the hundreds of mosquito bites.
We finished our last Spanish class on Friday and took off to the beach for the weekend. It was super hot and sunny and we definitely enjoyed the change from rainy Antigua. We actually got to watch an incredible (if somewhat scary) lightning storm from the deck of a bar last night. I got super sick Saturday night, probably from some of the questionable food we have been eating, but I´m feeling 100% better now, aside from the hundreds of mosquito bites.
We left the beach this morning and are currently in Panajachel, a crazy busy backpacker pueblo on Lago Atitlan (after riding on the most winding road I´ve ever seen-I kept my eyes closed a lot of the way-there was not a guardrail to be seen, only massive drop offs!) . We´re headed to Santa Cruz, a smaller village, tomorrow to spend some more time relaxing and possibly volunteering with an organization started by some folks from Lopez Island, WA.
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