Guatemala City, Guatemala, 4/2-2007
Ivo and I started the day early and went to one of the local volcanoes, called Pacaya. This volcanoe is located south of Guatemala City. The volcanoe is in a national park, and we had to drive up a bumpy dirt road to get to a little village where the path up starts. Here we had to pay for parking. The walk up to the volcanoe is quite long. In the beginning it is very steep and lots of the locals asks if you are interested in a horse. When you get closer to the top you meet these streams of black rocks which seems to have much in common with glaciers when it comes to the movement of the stream. These rivers of rock is what we walked on up to the top cone. We did not go all the way up to the top, since it is supposed to be lots of dangerous gases up there.
From the top cone a stream of lava came out of the side. This lava river is extremely hot, and just being close to it will make you sweat heavily. It was very impressive to see the lave running down the mountain side. This was the first time I have seen lava live and I have to admit that it was way more impressive than seeing it on the television.
When we came down again, we ate lunch in the village where we parked the car. We had chicken, potatoes and rice before we went back to Ivo´s place and relaxed for a while.
Scotty had lost some air from the front tire, so Ivo and me went to a garage and changed the tube. It was a little peg that had made a small hole, so I need to fix the old tube. After this was done, we went and had the bike and Ivo´s car washed.
Later that afternoon, I went out with Ivo´s sister, Elsa. She does not talk much english, so I had to speek spanish all the time, but as long as I have my dictionary that is ok. We went to a pizza resturant afterwards and met the rest of the family. It was very nice and I am very greatful for the hospitality and the time I have spent together with Ivo´s family.
After the dinner, Ivo and I went to meet some friends of him. We did not stay long since I was going to head for El Salvador the next day.
From the top cone a stream of lava came out of the side. This lava river is extremely hot, and just being close to it will make you sweat heavily. It was very impressive to see the lave running down the mountain side. This was the first time I have seen lava live and I have to admit that it was way more impressive than seeing it on the television.
When we came down again, we ate lunch in the village where we parked the car. We had chicken, potatoes and rice before we went back to Ivo´s place and relaxed for a while.
Scotty had lost some air from the front tire, so Ivo and me went to a garage and changed the tube. It was a little peg that had made a small hole, so I need to fix the old tube. After this was done, we went and had the bike and Ivo´s car washed.
Later that afternoon, I went out with Ivo´s sister, Elsa. She does not talk much english, so I had to speek spanish all the time, but as long as I have my dictionary that is ok. We went to a pizza resturant afterwards and met the rest of the family. It was very nice and I am very greatful for the hospitality and the time I have spent together with Ivo´s family.
After the dinner, Ivo and I went to meet some friends of him. We did not stay long since I was going to head for El Salvador the next day.
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