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Escaping Guatemala City 16Dec05

Friday, December 16th, 2005

We were still dead tired after our journey half way across the world, so escaping Guatemala City was easy – we took a cab to Antigua!!!
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Waking where?

Friday, December 16th, 2005

Itīs dark, very dark. The warmth of the bed covers encourages eyes to be closed. Breath against my skin tells me Iīm not alone. The noise of a huge mosquito begins to pearce the stillness. An Atari Space Invaders arcade game kicks into life. The metallic sound of a tranny radio tuned badly and turned up far too loud seems a million miles away and yet beside my head. And itīs still dark. Or is it?
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Against the odds??

Thursday, December 15th, 2005
We made it! And without a hitch, unlike last year!! Just 22 hours after leaving a souless Travelodge on Gatwick's runway, we landed at Guatemala City. The rucksacks made it too, which was even more of a relief after ... [Continue reading this entry]

LGW – GUA (via DFW)

Thursday, December 15th, 2005
We had the unexpected pleasure of being taken to LGW by Vinnie Jones - I never knew he drove a Ford Mondeo. We couldn't complain mind......we'd actually been waiting for the airport shuttle bus when he rolled up, asked ... [Continue reading this entry]