We flew into Guatemala city exhausted after having left our house almost 24 hours earlier
and then finding out our rental van company at the airport was closed :(
Finally ordered 2 ubers to our hotel for the night and figured Rob could go back to the airport the following morning and get it sorted out
Thankfully he did, with the size of our crew finding a vehicle to fit us all is tricky
Happy to spend the morning at the Guatemala City temple
the grounds were beautiful!!
and what better way to spend our first day in Guatemala then finding a Papa John's
The kids acted like they had won the lottery
Brasilia is really lacking in American chain restaurants so to find a comfort food is really really nice sometimes
Just love these "chicken" buses that we saw driving all over the country
Oftentimes they really would have live chickens in cages on the top of the roof as well as any other things you could imagine
We made the three hour trip from Guatemala City to Lake Atitlan with just a few minor detours, forging through a river and a few sketchy back roads
and arrived to this view off of our back porch!!
embarking on an eventful boat ride when the wind decided to pick up halfway through our trip
by the time we made it to the lunch stop restaurant we all had clothes completely soaked through
Some new fruits and veggies
an adorable Guatemalan grandma
More views of beauty
The BEST meal of the trip
Delicious pupusas over a bed of lettuce with coleslaw and fresh cheese
Thankful the sun decided to come out for the ride back
Our amazing hosts, John and Audrey Dyer
The showed us the best time around Guatemala and helped us realized why they love the country
On afternoon enjoying Guatemalan hot chocolate which was unlike anything else I had ever tried
after a few lovely days at the lake we drove about 1.5 hours south to Antigua
a preserved Spanish colonial city
I purchased a hand woven tapestry from these sweet sisters
they usually spend 100+ hours creating the works of art
Hanging out at a beautiful old monastery that has been converted into a hotel and restaurant
This cutie replicating all the beautiful Guatemalan women that we saw walking around with their baskets on their heads
and no trip to Guatemala is complete without making your own chocolate
this shop let us roast the beans, grind them, make a chocolate bar, enjoy and make two types of hot chocolate and chocolate tea
mixing the hot chocolate from pot to pot
Exploring more ruins among the city
