Category Archives: Itinerary

An Island by Any Other Name

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Henry

If you just read the word Útila, the name of an island in Honduras Bay, it’s pronounced OO-tee-lah. It is, after all, a Spanish word, and it tells you how to pronounce it, since the stress is not on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Honduras, Organizations and businesses | 3 Comments

Please Pass the Lotus

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Henry

Ed. note: Although post topics have been accumulating, and are waiting in the queue for human attention, this post concerns today, right now. We’ll get back to the others presently. Elizabeth’s folks have a place in the Upper Peninsula. Cross … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Food, Honduras, photos, Time | 4 Comments

Gringos on Horseback

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Elizabeth

It sounds like an hors d’oeuvre, but it’s literal: We spent Christmas Day at Finca el Cisne, a ranch that has been owned by the Castejon family since the 1880’s. They produce mostly coffee, but also cardamom, chocolate, dairy and … Continue reading →

Posted in Honduras, Nature, Organizations and businesses | 5 Comments

Copán Ruinas

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Elizabeth

We’ve been to many Mayan ruins, both major and minor, from Chichen Itzá to the lonely pyramid sitting square in the middle of some dinky village we happened to be driving through. Of all of them, I think I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Honduras, Mayan | 6 Comments

The Tai Chi Border Crossing

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Elizabeth

Rocinante back in fighting trim, we prepared to leave Guatemala. We had been in Guatemala City for five days, which were pleasant enough, mostly because we didn’t have the car and therefore were unable to get lost. Guatemala City, like … Continue reading →

Posted in Honduras, Itinerary, Time | 4 Comments

Rocinante’s Repairs or Restoring the Timeline

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Henry

We seem to have gotten a little out of synch here. My description of Joe’s Mud Bath concerned events that actually preceded by a good week those described in Elizabeth’s comments on Christmas in Ciudád Guatemala. So in the interest … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Gear, Guatemala, Itinerary | 2 Comments

Further on down the road

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Henry

When we last left our heroes, they were coasting into Salamá, after a prolonged hot and dusty drive through the mountains. The next morning, we rose at our usual leisurely hour, and began an easy drive into Cobán, the stepping-off … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Family, Guatemala, Mayan, Nature, photos, Religion | 8 Comments

Christmas in Guatemala II

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Elizabeth

We spent most of last week hanging out in Guatemala City while Rocinante was being repaired. Our hotel, the rambling and comfortable Hotel Spring, was in the historic district, near the central square, the police headquarters, and the famous 6 … Continue reading →

Posted in Guatemala, Religion | 5 Comments

Rocinante Redux

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Henry

Our van has been a stalwart, faithful conveyance. For the most part. It’s taken us along highways, byways and barely-there-ways. It does have its share of quirks and idiosyncrasies: early on, the driver’s window stopped working and needed to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Gear, Guatemala, Preparation | 4 Comments

Christmas in Guatemala

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Elizabeth

I was loitering in the streets of Antigua with our housemate and fellow student, Frances, waiting for our pedicure appointments, when a funeral came into view. Children scattered flower petals in the street; the mourners followed, dressed all in somber … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Guatemala, Religion, Time | 5 Comments