so far so good...

Well, we made it. mostly, at least. our flight out of denver at 1am was a toughie, but we managed to get a few hours rest on it before landing at 5ish atlanta time (3 colorado!). we had an hour or so to nap and eat before some family arrived to visit for a few hours (was great to see ém) and then we were off again to guatemala city. we were too excited to sleep any more, which was prob not the smartest move ever. so, we landed and were expecting a cab to take us to another shuttle that we pre arranged to take us to copan. well, of course the guy wasnt there. one thing my last year of my life has taught me: roll with the punches. so, we went with plan b and got a cab to the town of antigua. by the way, this spanish keyboard is not allowing capitals most of the time. sorry. ç

anyway, we got a cab an hour or so to antigua and it was a great little town. really cool architecture and up in the jungle covered mountains. really nice. we immediately found a room, droppèd the bags and started exploring. we searched and searched for a guatemalan food place, and found nothing of the sort. thought maybe it was because it was so touristy, but have come to learn that they pretty much don´t have much of a ´specialty´. I´m told pollo campero is the closest thing they have to guatemalan. it´s basically their version of kfc. havent had it yet (but will), and am not givin up on finding something authentic.

so, we found a shuttle to get us to copan today to see the ruins. only problem is it picked us up at 3:45 am. needless to say, that´s where the needing rest comes into play. we were already exhausted, but getting up at that hour was rough. we managed to hit the sack early last night, but it still was a tough morning. to top it off, the shuttle was totally packed and i got the last seat which was in the back row (uber bouncy) and was very very tight. six hours of my knees in the seat in front of me. mere had the middle front row which was next to the driver and really small. neither of us loved that ride. but, we made here by 10am and have explored copan and the mayan ruins all day. the ruins were built in teh 8th century by hand, basically, and are really neat. was a great day, and feels like we´ve been gone forever already.

we met all kinds of cool peeps so far(met the girl who writes the lonely planet book for guatemala and hawaii), and are excited about all the adventures to come. needless to say we´re whipped. we get another bus (this time splurged for the ëxecutive bus with tv and air and bathrooms and reclining seats<) for an 8 hour ride at 5.15 am tomorrow. yes, it´s early, but if we get on that one, we can catch the ferry in la cieba and not have to stay there tomorrow night. that means we can be on roatan by tomorrow afternoon, and we´re fired up to see the ocean. ok, gotta go meet mere down the block for a gallo (kind of beer. good stuff.) and a bite. Miss and love everyone. will be back here soon to update as we have more adventures!