Back in the USA

This is my last post for our Central American trip.

We did manage to get Colin to a zip line. We even got Mom to go (she was shaking when she landed on the first platform, but got used to it). Colin said he expected it to be scarier then it was, but it was still awesome.

The next day we caught a bus to Rio Dulce. It is a beautiful river, and it is mostly settled by people from the Caribbean. Our hotel was so cool. Our room was like a gazebo on the second floor. There was a thatched roof and floor, but the walls were open. The room was in the shape of a plus sign, and each of us got an alcove with a bed, chest, a mosquito net, and a reading light. The whole hotel was on walkways over the water. On our first day I was having stomach problems so Dad and Colin kayaked to a fort which they liked while Mom and I stayed at the hotel.

The next day I was feeling better so we went to a natural hot waterfall. On the ride there we took one of the vans they use like public buses. Our van was made to hold fifteen people, but they managed to mush in 24. The water was a perfect temperature. There was a small area under a rock behind the waterfall that felt exactly like a sauna. There were also tons of fish. You could jump off huge rocks on the side into the water.

The next day we had a loooong bus ride from Rio Dulce back to Antigua. We only stayed there for the night and the next morning we caught a plane out of Guatemala City to Florida. We are now at our grandparents’ vacation cottage in Florida. We got to have orange ice cream which was really good. It is COLD here. I know it’s not nearly as bad as the rest of the US but you’re not meant to be wearing a jacket in Florida. Tomorrow we start our drive up to Philly.

As I said this is my last post for this trip. I should start posting again around March 21^st when we catch a flight to India for our next adventure.

Goodbye!