It's Friday, time for the weekly market in Solala, the town 9 kilometers up the steep and windy road from Panajachel. We decided to go for a look. We were down at the jetty early, waiting for a passing lancha/ boat. We saw one come around the rocks from San Marcos and Dan gave it a wave. As it got closer, we saw it was a small boat, which was sitting quite low in the water although it seemed almost empty. They pulled up, shouting 'Pana?' and we nodded and jumped...

I headed off to Pana on my own yesterday morning to get some supplies from the 'proper' supermarket. The lancha/boat ride costs 20 Quetzales, about 2 euro, for foreigners and the journey takes 30 to 40 minutes, depending on the weather. One of the main streets, Calle Santander, is lined with cafes, tourist agencies and stalls selling all manner of handicrafts. 'It costs nothing to look', I thought! And ended up coming home with 2 colorful wooden masks and a hammo...

Almost a week has passed since we arrived at Pasaj Cap, just outside San Marcos on Lake Atitlan, and we have really made ourselves at home. The apartment has everything you could possibly need, including crib, hammock, and ice cube trays (for our evening cocktail!) We have already visited some of the neighbouring villages, which involves hailing a passing lancha (boat) from the property's private dock. Some of the villages here are only accessible by boat. We ha...

Our last day in Belize and it was 'admin day', emails to answer, hotels to book, transport to organise, but lots of hanging out on Burns Avenue, with ice cold cokes or beers, and food. Then back to pack and prepare ourselves for the next leg of the trip. We have been spoiling ourselves when it comes to getting from place to place, and this time was no different. Instead of dealing with public transport and lugging our many bags around, we opted again for the pri...