Reflecting heavily upon our San Diego/Tijuana border crossing experience we subsequently sailed through Guatemalan customs yesterday like seasoned travellers. We turned up early with all our paperwork in place and wearing our biggest smiles. However, Guatemala being a less than stable country, both politically and environmentally, our flawless preperation was soon dampened when progress to Antigua, just south of the capital Guatemala City, was halted by a substantial landslide (see left). We finally made it to the safer of the two largest cities in Guatemala late this afternoon and whilst checking into our hotel witnessed a robbery. Clearly all would-be criminals, irrespective of nationality, attend the same school as the culprit was wearing a hoody and a basball cap! 
I was the last person to speak to the victim and, in her own words, said to me 'it's not safe here'. Clearly! I guess we'd better head for the safety net of El Salvador then! Ironically Guatemala has been a beautiful country to ride through with lakes, volcanoes and quaint little towns aplenty. Given the distances we've become accustomed to in Mexico, Guatemala has been vastly different and made today's riding feel more like sightseeing rather than riding simply to reach a goal.
I was the last person to speak to the victim and, in her own words, said to me 'it's not safe here'. Clearly! I guess we'd better head for the safety net of El Salvador then! Ironically Guatemala has been a beautiful country to ride through with lakes, volcanoes and quaint little towns aplenty. Given the distances we've become accustomed to in Mexico, Guatemala has been vastly different and made today's riding feel more like sightseeing rather than riding simply to reach a goal.
1 comment:
Hello amigos,
Witnessing a robbery..now that's something you don't see every day. Well, not in Scotland at least!! I always expected to read some interesting stories from central America. And by the time you read this then you will probably be through El Salvador too. Word on the street is that the two Yammys are gonna go in a cargo plane and you will fly over a few countries. Could this been seen as cheating...the blog followers need to know!
Take it easy
Paul
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