There´s nothing like a big beautiful pool filled with sulphur-rich mineral waters that are just the right temperature. Yesterday we left by 8:00 and drove about two hours to Las Fuentes de Georgina. The last 30 minutes of the drive was through beautiful agricultural fields that were absolutely stunning. We all marveled at the size of the carrots, radishes and beets. It was a cornucopia of vegetables – a vegetarian´s delight!

The hot springs were more than we hoped for as the pools were virtually empty and in a stunning setting. After a couple of hours in the pools and a very satisfying lunch, our driver Chema took us to Zunil where we saw the market where produce is sent all over Guatemala and even to Mexico. It was like a “super-size me” vegetable market and a very busy one at that.

Chema next drove us through Quetzaltenango (also known as Xela), the second largest city in Guatemala. We didn’t stop long as we knew that we still had a two hour drive home. It was a great group that went and as we drove we compared notes of our travels around the world.

One thing I have noted is that people who generally come to Guatemala have done some traveling – Guatemala is not the first place people usually choose to travel to – so it was a fabulous time all the way around.

Unfortunately, internet has been down two days this week – the joys of a developing country – which has made life a bit more challenging. I have tons of pictures to upload which I will try to get done this weekend before we hit the road on Monday for Antigua.

Today I am off to get my hair cut and colored in Panajachel while Brenda and Adrian play at this beautiful beachside restaurant and pool we found on our walk this week. I can´t believe it´s my last weekend at the lake.

Fabulous day, memorable two months.