Breakfast back at D'Noz was spent continuing trying to decide when & where to go next. However when we made some enquiries, it seemed that our options were pretty bloody limited in that we'd have to return to Antigua to get anywhere! Having already spent 3 days there, it was a bit of a pain, but we didn't have much option. So our choice was either head back at 1pm today, or leave on a 10-12 hour journey to Coban at 8am tomorrow. We finally decided to regretfu...

For some unknown reason, I just couldn't sleep last night, so decided to stay local today & try & catch up on Zzzzs. So Rach headed out to take in the sights of the city. As per usual, the main places of interest within a Central American city centre are either churches or museums. The churches here have wonderfully ornate & colourful fronts, but were very bland inside & the cathedral, literally only had it's 17th century front remaining, as the r...

Our place did a corking breakfast (finishing way too early for a lazy git like me, at 9:30am!), after which we headed out to see the town in daylight & grabbed a decent cup of coffee at one of the multitude of cafes/coffee shops. This place has restaurant, after bar, after cafe, after travel agency. So the whole place is orientated towards tourists, but still manages to somehow maintain a strong Guatemalan character & culture with a number of the locals w...

Again the girls shot off early, while at 9:55am Rach & I had a shock that check-out was at 10am! b*****! Not what we needed with a hangover! A quick exit left us 2 hours to chill before our minibus into Guatemala at midday. The border crossing was only 10km away & was a smooth transition between countries. Rach sat up front with an older lady we'd met in the ruins, while I sat in the back with a mix of young Aussies, Americans & Danes, who I chatted t...