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The Animals 13 Aug 2012 | 12:48 pm
Well, that was an exciting 20 minutes. I was just tucking myself into bed when the puppy starts barking like crazy at something on the ladder in my room. Since it is dark, and the light switch is not ...
Day 14 – Wednesday Mar 7/12 31 Mar 2012 | 11:37 am
Well, today is the 2 week mark! So far I have done pretty well sticking to the budget, but I am out of money and need to go home. My current totals are: $1490.25q or $209.89 so I was just over my goal...
Day 13 – Tuesday Mar 6/12 27 Mar 2012 | 03:27 am
Today was our day to really explore the market in Santa Elena. I just wanted to look around and Travis needed some clothes, especially since it has been chilly the past few days. Before we left I wen...
Day 12 – Monday Mar 5/12 27 Mar 2012 | 03:23 am
Today we woke up to another rainy and cold day. I had gone down to the main restaurant area to see if I could get some hot water for tea or something to warm up but no one was there yet. The place see...
Day 10 – Saturday Mar 3/2012 16 Mar 2012 | 11:50 am
Today we moved on to another town called El Ramate. It is about a half hour bus ride east of Flores, closer to Tikal. Before we got ready to leave we planned to have a good breakfast but we were shor...
Day 9 – Friday Mar 2/2012 5 Mar 2012 | 09:45 am
photo courtesy of www.guatemala-flores.com Today was a hot day so we stayed around the hostel and did work. Some of the guests at the hostel decided to go swimming. Travis was busy helping with some ...
Day 8 – Thursday March 2/12 5 Mar 2012 | 09:38 am
Alright, we’ve reached the one week mark, time to evaluate how I am doing with my budgeting. So far I have spent a total of Q$819.75. ($115.46 CAD) for 7 days. So I’m $15 CAD over my goal of spending...
Day 7 – Wednesday Mar 1/12 3 Mar 2012 | 12:28 pm
Today we headed to the market in Santa Elena to buy some groceries. We want to get enough stuff for about 4 meals. Huevos rancheros, toasted veggie sandwiches, home fries and eggs on toast, spagetti a...
Day 6 – Tuesday Feb 29/12 3 Mar 2012 | 10:43 am
Today we decided to move to a new place, the Iguana Rana hostel that is down the street from Casa Amelia. This is the same place that we came for the fire spinning a few days ago. It is a fairly new p...
Day 5 – Monday Feb 28/12 2 Mar 2012 | 04:53 am
Today it was cloudy again and a bit windy. I went downstairs and the owners of the hotel were outside talking about the weather. They looked very concerned but I couldn’t see anything too alarming. I...
