Arrived in Guatemala

Stephanie and I arrived successfully in Panajachel, Guatemala yesterday afternoon. We had a lovely very comfortable (because it was primera clase) bus ride from San Salvador to Guatemala City, then an incredibly overpriced taxi ride to a shady looking bus place with the buses to Panajachel. As soon as the bus pulled away, the guy told us we had to lie down for a couple minutes as he drove, but we couldn't really figure out why. Perhaps safety? There were three other white people leaving with us, and I'd imagine a bus with five gringos might be a nice target for robbery. But nothing happened, and we got to sit up a little while later. The bus got very crowded, but we made it fine. We successfully found a hotel to stay at, and we are spending far too much money on everything. Yay. And there's tofu here! Yum.