With all our hard work done; my thesis written and sent off, a huge box of Guatemalan souvenirs posted home, and Anu's first steps being taken, we left our lakeside paradise to head down to Antigua, the former capital. Having been there already and seen some of the sights, we decided to spend two nights at a lodge 20 minutes outside the city, in the hills, with amazing views of the town and the volcanoes. We had our own little cottage there, complete with hammock...

Earth lodge for two days. Great place to relax and enjoy the view.

Thesis is finished and sent! It's all over. After three years of hard work. I threw away all my notes! Fingers crossed I pass, otherwise I'm in trouble!

Anu took her first solo steps today at the apartment at Pasaj Cap. I take it as a sign that we will have to come back one day!

We had a little holiday within our holiday when Tony, a former student of mine, came to visit. He left Düsseldorf a year ago and has since been all over, visiting countries such as Canada, India, New Zealand, Samoa, Guam to name but a few, and now Central America. We were delighted that our paths would cross, and decided to have a BBQ at Pasaj Cap in his honour. We picked him up at his hostel in the village, and after a quick coke and a catch up, we came home to...