Day 25 – Guatemala

Second time I have been to Guatemala and it’s the second time I have been ripped off at the border – cheat me once shame on you, cheat me twice shame on me – guess that makes me an absolute idiot!

The roads can best be described as a long rumble strip – full of potholes (more like craters) – some of them looked like meteorite strikes! I actually saw a cow walk into one and disappear! J

OK now on to the auto motels – Mexico had a few but in Guatemala there is one every 50 or so km!? There is obviously a lot of love going around!  The basic ones just have a concrete one car garage with a rubber curtain – the more luxury ones have a room that opens once you feed the meter in the drive in garage and has a TV, ac, bed etc. One was called ‘Happy Past-times’ – not in a frigging garage mate!

Getting closer to Antigua – the roads improved miraculously – the town is obviously the show case of Guatemala (sadly the mannequins were facing the right way)

....approaching Antigua - that's a railway in the distance

....just outside Antigua - still grow maize - staple diet of the Mayan

It is a special place and expensive (same prices as Vancouver) 

Have never lived in a old hacienda - damn good reason to check in! This is the outside.... 

....inside 

....my rooms the one on the right