LATE ATITLAN

I SPENT FRIDAY IN ANTIGUA AND HAD ONE OF MY BEST NIGHTS IN GUATEMALA. I WENT OUT TO DINNER WITH A GROUP OF 5 PEOPLE THAT WERE ALL TRAVELING ALONE AND THAT WAS NICE WITH GOOD FOOD. THIS IS THE PLACE TO GOOD IF YOU LIKE AGUACATE/AVACADOS. THEY ARE SERVED WITH EVERY MEAL INCLUDING BREAKFAST AND I LOVE IT! SEE, IM LEARNING SOME SPANISH!
WE WENT BACK TO THE HOSTEL AND STARTED HAVING A FEW DRINKS WHEN I MET ANOTHER GROUP OF GUYS. SOME WERE TOGETHER, SOME TRAVELING ALONE BUT THEY WERE SO FUN. ONCE THE BAR IN THE HOSTEL CLOSED WE DECIDED TO GO TO A DANCE CLUB CALLED LA SALA. IT WAS REALLY FUN ALTHOUGH WE DIDN'T REALLY DANCE. I ENDED UP HANGING OUT WITH THESE 2 GUYS THAT HAD JUST FINISHED LAW SCHOOL IN ENGLAND. ONE WAS FROM IRELAND AND THE OTHER FROM NOTTINGHAM. THEY WERE SO MUCH FUN, AND MIGHT COME DOWN TO ROATAN WHICH WOULD BE GREAT. WE DIDNT GO TO BED UNTIL 3AM WHICH WASN'T GOOD FOR ME SINCEE I HAD TO GET ON A BUS DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTIANS TO GET TO THE LAKE.
ITS SO FUNNY BECAUSE YOU END UP SEEING A LOT OF THE SAME PEOPLE BECAUSE MOST BACKPACKERS ARE ON THE SAME KIND OF COURSE. IT'S NICE SEEING FAMILIAR FACES.
WE GOT PICKED UP AT THE HOSTEL AT 1230 YESTURDAY AND SPENT ABOUT 2 AND 1/2 HOURS TO GET HERE. IT WAS THE MOST GORGEOUS SCENERY. WE DROVE UP THROUGH THE MOUNTIANS AND THE SKY WAS SO COMPLETLY CLEAR AND BLUE AND THE CLOUDS WERE JUST HOVERING OVER THE MOUNTIANS. WE HAD TO TAKE THE BUS TO THE MAIN TOWN ON THE LAKE AND THEN TAKE A BOAT TO WHICHEVER TOWN YOU WANT TO GO TO, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW. ONCE WE GOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO SEE THE LAKE IT WAS AMAZING. IT'S HUGE, SURROUNDED BY MOUNTIANS AND VOLCANOS AND THE COLOR IS A DEEP TEAL IN SOME AREAS AND LIGHTER BLUE IN OTHERS. I RODE THE BUS WITH A COUPLE I HAD MET AT THE EARTH LODGE SO WE GOT DROPPED OFF AT THE STATION AND HAD TO WALK DOWN TO WHERE THE BOATS WERE. APPARENTLY THERE ARE 2 SEPERATE AREAS YOU CAN GO TO AND WE UNFORTUNATELY WENT TO THE ONE WHERE WE WERE THE ONLY GRINGOS.
WE WERE TOLD IT SHOULD ONLY COST Q10/$1.25 AND NOT TO PAY UNTIL AFTER THEY TAKE YOU. SO AFTER ABOUT 1/2 HOUR WANDERING AROUND DECIDING WHAT TO DO WE GET A GUY TO TAKE US FOR Q20. BEFORE WE EVEN LEAVE HE WANTS HIS MONEY FIRST AND THAT TURNS INTO ANOTHER 10 MINUTE DISCUSSION IN ENGLES Y ESPANOL. WE JUST WANT TO GET HERE SO WE ARE LIKE WHATEVER WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THE WHOLE WAY HERE I AM EXPECTING HIM TO STOP THE BOAT AND HOLD OUR BAGS OVER THE EDGE DEMANDING MORE MONEY. IT ALL WORKED OUT BUT WHEN THEY SEE YOU HAVE A BACKPACK THEY TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE.
SO WE ARRIVED AT LA IGUANA PERDIDA AT ABOUT 5PM. I HAD EVERY INTENTION TO TAKE A NAP WHEN I GOT HERE BUT IT HAPPENED TO BE DRESS UP NIGHT. AS SOON AS I GOT TO THE DORMS ALL MY ROOMATES WERE ALREADY DRESSED UP AND GOING TO HAPPY HOUR. THEY HAVE THIS BIG CLOSET HERE FILLED WITH HIDEOUS CLOTHES THAT EVERYONE SIFTS THROUGH TO COME UP WITH A GOOD OUTFIT. I FOUND A PLAID MINI SKIRT, A BROWN FLOWERED POLYESTER SHIRT A FUR VEST AND A STRIPED TIE. IT WAS SWEET. IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE A CROSS DRESSING PARTY BUT SOME OF THE GIRLS JUST DRESSED CRAZY SINCE THERE ARE LESS GUY CLOTHES BUT ALMOST EVERY GUY HERE WAS WEARING A DRESS, MINI SKIRT WITH MAKE UP AND BALLOONS FOR BOOBS. IT WAS HILARIOUS. THIS IS WHAT I GET 5 MINUTES AFTER I ARRIVE HERE. IT WAS A REALLY FUN NIGHT, WE DANCED FOREVER AND I EVEN HAD A DANCE OFF TO THE SONG "MY HUMPS" WITH ONE OF THE GUYS HERE WHO WAS WEARING A PINK MINI SKIRT AND PINK FISHNETS. IT MADE ME THINK OF YOU ANDREA!!!
THANK GOD THERE IS A LAUNDRY SERVICE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM HERE. MY CLOTHES ARE NOT ONLY SMELLY BUT DIRTY, SO IT'S EVEN IMPOSSIBLE TO LOOK CLEAN. I HAD TO BUY THE MOST HIDIOUS PAIR OF JEANS IN ANTIGUA BECAUSE THE ONE'S I HAD GOT SO DISGUSTING. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT I DIDN'T APPRECIATE WHEN I HAD THEM SUCH AS CLEAN CLOTHES, COLD DRINKS, WARM SHOWERS AND THE ABILITY TO GO TO THE STORE AND BUY WHATEVER YOU WANT. ALTHOUGH I DO MISS MANY THINGS I STILL WOULDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING I HAVE DONE AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!
I THINK I WILL STAY HERE AT LEAST ANOTHER NIGHT AND THEN WE'LL SEE. IN ORDER TO GET HOME, I WILL HAVE TO TRAVEL BACK TO ANTIGUA FOR A NIGHT THEN CATCH THE BUS THE NEXT MORNING THEN STAY THE NIGHT IN CEIBA THEN CATCH THE FERRY THE NEXT DAY SO MY TRAVELS HOME WILL PROBABLY TAKE 2 FULL DAYS. THANK GOD FOR I PODS.