(Craig on it!)
So the big tragedy of the trip so far was my camera shorting out and blowing away my first week of photos. By the grace of Visa and the import taxes of Guatemala, I paid about $100 for last year´s model Canon.
TD was a good sport (and we needed the exercise) so we re-hiked the volcano and got some great pix. We also toasted marshmallows over the vents. There are clearly no lawyers in Central America.
We also visited the local tortillaria near our host family´s house. These woman work about 14 hours a day making tortillas by hand. They have a wood fire and a large metal plate that they hang over all day. There is a rush at lunch and dinner, when everyone in the neighborhood wants fresh tortillas. They are 3 for 1 quetzal. That is 21 for $1 US. Oh, and there are 12 people living in a 2-bedroom place about 20 by 20.
Finally, we had our last salsa lesson today. Took 2 group classes and 3 private lessons in 2 weeks. Our teacher was Mario Lopez from ¨Saved by the Bell¨, we´re almost certain of it. Picture coming soon.
