Friday 30 September 2011

 Twisted Tanya's a cocktail bar in Copan 2 for 1 cocktails between 3 and 6pm oh dear.
                A view from the upstairs bar at Twisted Tanya's bar
                           Richard and Bill enjoying some Nachos
                           Travelling over dirt roads in Nicaragua
        Pete changing money at the Nicaraguan border, she nearly had him!
 The road to Granada in Nicaragua our 6th country, we are crossing into another country every few days now.

Into our fifth country Honduras

                              Leaving Guatemala a volcano in the background
                                              Welcome to Honduras
 We are staying in a small town called Copan, which is a small town to serve the Copan Mayan ruins. This is a view from the hotel.
                                           Breakfast on the lawn.
                  More Mayan ruins, note the umberella it rains a lot in these parts.
                               Four of the guys in a Tuc Tuc.

Saturday 24 September 2011

A Shaman service and Antigua.

                                           A Shaman blessing ground
                                           The Shaman blessing our trip.
 You make a wish with the white candle then she places it on the fire to send our wishes to the Gods, I think!
                                  A young girl at the roadside selling a basket.
          Antigua we are stopping here for two nights, we head into Honduras tomorrow.
                                               The church in Antigua.

Friday 23 September 2011

Guatemala our 4th country

                            The border at Guatemala, our 4th country.
 Drew, Mark and myself on the lake side Atitlan, in the distance an active volcano.
      A tuc tuc, if you look closely its called Janet after my beloved.              
         The hotel at Atitlan, another dump, Globebusters keep finding them.
                                             Overlooking Atitlan.
   Mark in the market at Chichicastenango, the biggest market in Central America.
                               The chicken stall, no salmonella here honest!
                                     A local lady selling embroidered sheets.
                                   Even the children work in the market.

Monday 19 September 2011

            The Church in Catemaco a town by a fresh water lake.
                              Monica teaching Drew and I how to count, while Rhonda watches on.
                                     A road block, the road further back had collapsed. This happens a lot in Mexico.
 The Mayan Ruins, Palenque a Historic site, Google it, to save me describing the place.
                                           A few of the group
                                             More of the ruins
A Arrow Head snake, we came across him in the Mayan jungle, he is highly poisonous.

Saturday 17 September 2011

San Miguel Allende to Costa Esmeraldas

                                           San Miguel Allande a colonial town
                                          Another dump of an hotel in San Miguel
                                                The Market square San Miguel
                                      A typical mountain village
Its Mexico's independence day on the 16th September so there's partying and celebrations everywhere.
                                                  More ugly girls
 Men with guns everywhere apparently its quite a dangerous place, they were very friendly though.
                                                       lots of statues

Tuesday 13 September 2011

Zacatecas

 Zacatecas Cathedral, over hotel is opposite. We are here for two nights groovy!
 What a place to park a van right outside the beautiful Hotel Emporio, which is where we are staying.
                                         Police bikes, they will never catch us on them.
                                             A view of the city
                                   Another view of the city from the Teleferico
                                      A local family making and selling jewellry
                                        A view from the cable car that runs across the city
Martin, Drew, Gary andy myself in the Mina "El Eden" the local silver mine, Zacatecas was built around silver mines.