Farewell San Pedro!


This morning we leave San Pedro for Antigua and the much anticipated trip to Belize with Rod. That's right, someone has actually come all that way from Australia to visit us - might be worth thinking about for anyone reading this (particularly as we are going to manage a nice little hotel for 2 months...).

Our farewell, last night, was suitably weird. We cooked dinner for our landlord and housemates... Then we were taken to a local speakeasy to sample some moonshine. We then made a visit to an infamous Cantina, a local drinking hole for local men only. Fortunately we were escorted by two locals and they were needed as the place was full of total drunks. Dark, dirty... more like a slum really. We literally ran out of the place being chased by a guy who we had denied free booze.

It's sad to leave, but very exciting to see a new country and Antigua - the most visited Guatemalan city and well known as a charming colonial town. We will miss Poppy, but have made our contribution to the community by paying for her to be de-sexed, a move that has convinced our landlord to take care of her.

On our return from Belize we will managing a hotel for a couple while they travel in Europe. The timing couldn't be better and we can continue studying Spanish while working with the 6 local staff. Check out the hotel via the link on the right.

Finally, for interested parties and our own records here is a San Pedro Price Index (AUD):

- One night's accomodation $2 pp
- One litre of beer $3.20
- Cheapest burger in town $1.20
- Street snack (tostada: big crispy tortilla filled with chicken, veggies, salsa, avocado etc) .35c
- One hour of spanish tutition (1 professor for 2 people) $2 pp