Month: May 2007

San Pedro la Laguna

[edit] Okay, this isn’t much of a story. I’m adding these as an archive of my old website. I’m here studying Spanish and I thought I would upload…

The Chicken Bus

My first question was “why is it called a Chicken Bus?”. These buses run all through Guatemala, and are a cheap way to travel from town to town,…

Soul Surfer

You have to see this girl. Her name is Bethany Hamilton. There are some big surf contests rolling into Puerto Escondido in the next couple of weeks. The…

The Teeth Smashing Incident

The surf has been really big in Puerto Escondido. Too big for me. So today when I woke up, and the surf was relatively small compared to what…

Mexican Funeral Procession

I was walking in San Cristobal this morning, and stumbled across a funeral procession. It was quite beautiful. The hearse led the way, followed by a massive crowd…

Palenque

We chose a good day to visit the ruins of Palenque. It was not nearly as hot as it had been for the few days prior, and since…

Agua Azul

Without a doubt, yesterday was one of the greatest experiences of my life. It was at Agua Azul, a series of waterfalls separated by deep blue/green pools of…

Snorkelling with Turtles

Wow! I’ve had a great couple of days of snorkelling here. Yesterday, we went to Dos Ojos Cenotes for some diving/snorkelling (Monique, who I went with, is a…

All You Can Eat Buffet

Alvaro discovered this all you can eat buffet on the beach. The only rule was that it closed at 5:00. Ha ha! The fools! We went there at…

Cancún

Hola a todos! Cancún is holding me hostage! I’m enjoying my time here so far. I’ve met some fun people, and we’re enjoying leisurly days at the beach,…