Running from the Rain and Other Things...

In San Ignacio, we spent two whole days drying out different parts of the van from the rain storm at the school which you might remember from here.  We scrubbed instant mildew spots that appeared from the rain and prepared for our border crossing into Guatemala.  Although we’d planned to cross after two days, the protesters blocking the road in Guatemala had other plans for us.  The border stayed closed for two days, but we weren’t upset about spending more time in San Ignacio. We met up with a few old friends, The Brits, Stephen and Jonni, and made new friends, Breena and Spencer of Straight Six Straight South.

Note the large patch of hair missing above his side-burn - one of many hysterical details

San Ignacio seemed like the perfect place for George to get his much wanted haircut.  The above pictures should tell most of the story, but the best part was when they guy at camp said, “it looks like Mr. T cut the Bay of Honduras on the side of your head!” It should speak volumes when you ask a sleeping old man with two cataracts and an empty barbershop what type of haircut you should get and he replies, “one that suits you.” Perhaps sometimes you should do a little self reflection and walk away content with the haircut your loving wife gave you with dull scissors in the jungle.  Sometimes you get a slice of culture and sometimes you simply get a bad haircut!

Once we received word that the border crossing was clear we caravanned to Tikal and enjoyed a few days deep in the jungle.

Tikal was huge and still deep in the jungle.  Exploring the ruins was just as much about the history as it was about the wildlife.  We saw spider and howler monkeys, tucans, pacas, and tons of flora and fauna.  From Tikal we jetted to Rio Dulce where we checked out the sailing lifestyle.

 
Guatemala overall has blown our minds.  The landscape is unbelievable and the people are friendly and kind.  Yesterday we set out for Sumac Champey and discovered a number of things:
#1. Maps are not always correct.
#2. GPS’s can’t always tell you where you are.
#3. Villagers may or may not be able to tell you where you’re all at on a map.
#4. Dolores can go up ANYTHING it may however result in a dented oil pan and a slice in the coolant line, which further results in roadside repairs in the jungle.  Good thing we’re traveling with awesome people that have a shower so we could wash up before carrying on.
#5. Sometimes the best adventures land you right back where you started.