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Day’s 287 to 298. May 12th to 23rd. Adjusting to lockdown in Guatemala.

It’s 6pm on Saturday 23rd and while Jen is preparing dinner from our well stocked larder and fridge. I’m sitting in front of the wide opened windows listening to thunder rolling around the volcano’s on the opposite side of a grey lake Atitlan. It’s getting darker, with heavy cumulus clouds…

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Dennis 24/05/2020 01/06/2020The Trip Plan 6

Days 283 – 286 Friday, 8th May to Monday, 11th May. Still Marooned at Pasaj-Cap, by Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

We have now been here for 55 days and as Dennis has mentioned the rainy season is starting to set in. On Friday evening and for most of the night, we had torrential rain. Accompanying it, a plague of flying ants. Despite shutting the windows, we were inundated with them.…

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Jen 12/05/2020 18/05/2020The Trip Plan 7

Day’s 274 – 282. 29th April to 5th May. Marooned at Passaj-Cap. Guatemala.

It’s now Tuesday 5th May and at last the rains have started. For the last week or so, the afternoons have clouded over and the occasional thunder storm brewed, but fizzled, with little or no rain.  Temperatures remain in the mid to low 20’s and the days are idyllic. Every…

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Dennis 06/05/2020 11/05/2020The Trip Plan 5

Days 272 – 274. 26th – 28th April. Still at Pasaj Cap, San Marcos La Laguna. Guatemala.

We have now been here for 6 weeks. When we left the UK in May 2018 and during the years we were planning this adventure, we never dreamt we would face something of this nature. It never entered our heads that we could be “stuck” like this. Who would have…

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Jen 28/04/2020 08/05/2020The Trip Plan 3

Days 260 to 271. April 14th to 25th. Passaj Cap. Guatemala.

It’s some time since we last posted.  Yesterday morning two groups left the camp site and headed for home. Home for many of them was a long way away. The first group, two French citizens, Jeremy & Chloe, and an Italian Pasquale left by taxi for Guatemala City airport at…

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Jen 25/04/2020 30/04/2020The Trip Plan 8

Day’s 252-259. Tuesday, 7th to Tuesday, 14th April. San Marcos, Guatemala.

As day 28 in lockdown gets under way, it’s time to reflect on activities to date.  Yes, life couldn’t be much better for us. The weather continues to be warm and pleasant. That doesn’t mean we are happy about the situation, just accepting it and keeping our heads down, like…

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Dennis 14/04/2020 16/04/2020The Trip Plan 7

Days 250 – 251. Sunday 5th – Monday, 6th April, 2020. Still at Pasaj Cap, San Marcos, Guatemala.

I expect you may be wondering what we have decided to do. After a long discussion with Pierre, we learned we could leave the Land Rover here (for US$50 a month) and we could get a driver to take us to the Mexican border. After much hair pulling and swinging…

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Jen 07/04/2020 15/04/2020The Trip Plan 5

Day 248 & 249. Sat. 4th April, 2020. A little bit of Guatemalan history.

In the last blog Jen gave an insight into our immediate community. I’d like to extend that to take in some of the country’s more recent history. While we feel completely safe here now, it hasn’t always been so peaceful. The following is a cut-and-paste from Wikipedia :- A civil…

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Dennis 05/04/2020 20/05/2020The Trip Plan 0

Day 243 – 247. Thurs. 2nd April. Guatemala.

People are getting restless, us included. However there’s not a lot we can do. A couple of days ago Jen & I went to town to buy some more supplies. What an experience that turned out to be. The property is located on the side of a hill between the…

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Dennis 02/04/2020 23/05/2020The Trip Plan 2

Days 239 – 242. Wednesday, 25th – Saturday, 28th March. At Pasaj Cap, San Marcos, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

This is our 12th day here now. I had a bad day today. It is very difficult having nothing useful to do. My sons in the UK tell me they have spent the day in the garden doing useful things like cutting hedges and replacing broken fence posts. I wish…

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Jen 29/03/2020 21/09/2020The Trip Plan 2
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