My trip to Flores from Antigua was interesting. I first caught a shuttle (mini bus) from Antigua to Guatemala City. It was full of tourists and locals. The driver was a maniac driver. I think his hero is Michael Schumacher. Anyway I arrived in the city in one piece and then waited at a bus terminal for 2 hours before my bus left. I boarded the bus and got my assigned seat. We had just got out of the city when the bus stops and a guys gets on. The co-driver walks ...

The Monday morning I was up at 3:30am and headed off to the O.X office. These were my tour guides for the 5 days of climbing the volanoes. The week in a nutshell was as follows: Monday - Leave Antigua at 4am and drive 4 hours to Xela where we would climb Santa Maria to look down on Santiaguito volcano. Sleep on top to see the sunset and sunrise. Tuesday - Hike down Santa Maria, drive back 5 hours to volcano Pacaya. Hike up to a spot nearby and spend the night c...

I arrived back in Guatemala City & stayed at a nice B&B close to the airport. I got in late in the evening and headed straight for bed. The next morning I had breakfast and headed into Guatemala City. I decided to take a chicken bus and had to enlist the help of a local to point me in the right direction. Once on the bus it was a fairly straight trip with no funny incidents. Except that I went straight through the city centre & out the other side befo...