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Hey everybody,
We have been having a great time in Guatemala, and right now we are in Chumelco with Kallie and Shane.  We have done a lot of cool things and had a lot of fun.  We spent several days in San Pedro and Panajachel on Lake Atitlan, a weekend in Monterrico on the beach, and two days in Flores where we got to go see Tikal.  Tikal blew our minds.  We spent over six hours climbing the pyramids and exploring and it was amazing.  We even found a python that we got a couple of pictures of.  After Tikal we came to Chumelco and we are now staying with Kallie and Shane.  We are having a lot of fun with them and it is good being around familiar faces. We went to Shemuc Champey yesterday and it was amazing.  For those of you who don´t know what it is you should google it.  It is this cool place where a large river goes underground and creates a series of limestone pools.  It was a lot of fun.  We plan on staying here in Chumelco for the next two weeks and then its off to Peru.  There will be more to follow.  Thanks to all of you that have been praying for us, things have gone smooth so far. Love you all. 

Hey everybody! We made it to Guatemala safely and so far it has been great. We were nervous that we might have a problem with our bags but luckily they came through just fine. We spentfour nights in Antigua at the Jungle Party Hostel. We had a lot of fun walking around town, seeing the sights, and enjoying the weather. Today we got to hike a live volcano that sits just outside the city. The bus ride was a little unpleasant because of the many turns and bumps. Mindy especially hated it because she gets carsick easily, but inthe end it was worth it. When we stepped off the bus we were a bit disappointed because it looked like every other mountain we have climbed. We were expecting Mount Doom from Lord of the Rings but what we got was a big hill in the shire. Then after about an hour of strenuous hiking we rounded a bend and our jaws dropped. Behold, Mount Doom! Or Pacaya as the locals call it. It was everything we hoped for and we even got to roast marshmallows over volcanic rock. Tomorrow we leave Antigua for San Pedro on Lake Atitlan. Sorry no pictures but we haven't found a way to load pictures without a laptop. We will keep you updated.

The Great Begining

Tomorrow we set off for Guatemala.  We will be traveling around for four weeks.  We will start by spending a week in Antigua.  Then we will spend several days around Lake Atitlan.  Next we will be going to the big market at Chichicastenango.  From there we will make our way to Lake Izabal where we plan on discovering secret hot waterfalls.  Finally, we will spend a day climbing the ruins at Tikal.  After Tikal we will be meeting up with Kallie and Shane for two weeks.  Then its off to Peru.