25/2/10 - day 78. got up around 10 and went into the town. there are old women that sit about on the streets selling bread and EVERYTIME you walk past they ask if you want any. they sell banana bread, coconut bread, chocolate bread and im sure others as well. so when my answer was yes to banana bread she nearly fell off her stool in shock! it was actually really good as well. that afternoon i went to have a look around the rest of san pedro. once you get aw...

24/2/10 - day 77. up at half 8 and got a boat to another lakeside town called san pedro la laguna. as soon as i got there, the differences between here and san marcos were very obvious. one of the first things i saw when i got of the boat was a bar/restaurant called ''nicks'' so i knew i was in gringo territory. not to the extent of panajachel but much more than san marcos. there was a little information booth at the dock where i enquired about accomodation si...

23/2/10 - day 76. one of the most comfy nights ive had in ages courtesy of an all too rare excellent bed/pillow combo! i was up about half 9 and ventured into san marcos for breakfast. the village itself was pretty nice. it feels like it miles away from anywhere, very quiet and such a slow pace. quite literally, the people seemed to me to be walking around at a visibly slower pace! found a little comedor and went back to old school food of eggs, refried beans,...

22/2/10 - day 75. another really poor nights sleep. my attempts at manufacturing a pillow out of garmnets proved fruitless as well, so i was pretty tired when i got up about half 9. went down to the dock where regular little motorboats leave for the other lakeside villages. i was going to san marocs la laguna, and a boat was just about to to leave when i got there so i hopped on. the view across the lake was much clearer compared to the last couple days. there ...

21/2/10 - day 74. rubbish nights sleep. the pillow i had felt like it was made of rocks so i ditched it half way through the night but no pillow wasnt a great alternative either. got up soon after 8 and went to the area where buses tended to be. i wanted to go to chichicastenango (chichi) so i went over there not knowing where they go from exactly, when they go or how often. as luck would have it, there was one waiting there and left pretty much as soon as i go...