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Antigua Guatemala
This is our favorite place to buy tortillas.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8215/8...41bd8378_c.jpg Antigua 90 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr Dan at the car wash again. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8224/8...bdd17529_c.jpg Antigua 57 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr Sara may trade in her 650???? http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8326/8...96ea66b8_c.jpg Antigua 38 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr |
Buen Viaje
It was good meeting you guys and sharing some of my favorite parts of Guatemala.
Vayan con Dios !! Julio |
GuateRider & GuateRider Girl
Dear Julio and Luisa
We really appreciate how welcome you made us feel in your home! We are very glad we did not leave when we planned. Your advice to stay and see more of your beautiful Guatemala was gold. We enjoyed so much your company and fun sense of humor!!!! And the food of course. Miss you guys!! Sara & Daniel |
Road trip to the Quiche Guatemala
GuateRider organized a road trip from Antigua up to the Quiche area of Guatemala. We had an international team from Guatemala, El Salvador, Germany, Canada, and Australia.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8230/8...5467428f_o.png Screen Shot 2013-02-08 at 10.32.29 AM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr We met up with Megan in Antigua riding her Kawasaki from Edmonton. Frank came from Guatemala City joined us in Tecpan for breakfast representing team Yamaha. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8247/8...3da10b68_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 7 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8382/8...4ba8f94b_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 8 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr |
The Quiche
We joined up with Mario and Victor from El Salvador in Sacapulus. Next we headed up into the mountains towards Nebaj.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8391/8...fdc2cce0_c.jpg FILE1056 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8376/8...8098df6a_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 22 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8516/8...028c0355_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 20 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8109/8...b40a16e8_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 21 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr There was some pretty thick fog on the way. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8505/8...240c2451_c.jpg FILE1073 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr |
The Quiche
We had a lunch stop in Nebaj before we ride up the dirt road to Acul.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8532/8...a34d0d5a_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 24 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8388/8...793bfd4c_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 25 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8509/8...2a6cb578_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 26 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8380/8...46083cbd_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 27 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8243/8...581fd231_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 30 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr Our home for the weekend was at a finca where they make the famous Queso de Chancol . http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8530/8...726d88a1_c.jpg FILE1074 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8369/8...2cc92861_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 31 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8384/8...b6a65c62_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 33 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8091/8...156e9f0f_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 34 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr |
Mil Amores
The food here is served family style and there is lots of it! This is the group on Friday night.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8371/8...d967f120_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 36 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr We awoke in the morning to some light rain and mist. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8239/8...b67e64ef_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 37 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8...ff6d30d6_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 38 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8239/8...2a6fee06_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 45 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8375/8...3a423be5_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 47 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr |
Boys will be boys
Things did improve early in the day and so the guys went out riding.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8100/8...63fe8813_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 39 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8108/8...c63f45bf_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 42 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr Their first stop was in Chagjul for a boot shine before riding in the wet and mud. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8092/8...6cb47a1d_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 48 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8090/8...224d6aa3_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 61 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr Here are some shots from the road. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8380/8...09fc873a_c.jpg FILE1094 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8105/8...7a2dafee_c.jpg FILE1112 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8522/8...54f00460_c.jpg FILE1121 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8366/8...27b0115e_c.jpg FILE1131 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8392/8...f65c03f5_c.jpg FILE1194 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8252/8...76413b9c_c.jpg FILE1196 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8239/8...e2c5d026_c.jpg FILE1229 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8098/8...502b2028_c.jpg FILE1355 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8098/8...44ec4264_c.jpg FILE1408 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr |
Acul
The afternoon was sunny so we got out for a walk on the farm.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8236/8...f6df65ac_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 58 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8234/8...4958115c_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 52 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8101/8...06875422_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 53 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8233/8...7bf73d80_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 54 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8525/8...7aef73ec_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 55 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8516/8...a259c9a0_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 56 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8382/8...ae6be58a_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 63 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr We walked to the village of Acul and met a lot of friendly people. We visited a corn mill to see how flour and tortillas are made. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/8...1a0f4408_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 65 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8088/8...89e37135_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 68 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/8...d210881e_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 74 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8511/8...ed0b7143_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 76 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8088/8...5db1dcab_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 78 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr |
Acul
There was a party going on for the festival of the virgin of Candelaria. We had been joined by Trevor from Auatralia.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8383/8...427fdd46_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 73 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8376/8...9359dcf4_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 67 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8101/8...519a74d4_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 83 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8521/8...2d518861_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 88 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr Here is the gang on Saturday night. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8085/8...50a4a26d_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 93 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr It had rained all night and continued to drizzle and Mario, frank, and Victor headed out into the mud. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8532/8...f41dc5c2_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 94 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8383/8...100ce848_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 95 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8518/8...d2f70a1b_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 96 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr We all soon followed. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8530/8...0e3611aa_c.jpg FILE1448 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8369/8...07621cb9_c.jpg FILE1481 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8371/8...71a8efe2_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 97 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr |
Unicornio Azul
We all headed back to sacapulus where Daniel and I continued west to the highlands of Chiantla and up to the Unicornio Azul.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/8...c5de5368_o.png Screen Shot 2013-02-08 at 10.34.59 AM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8389/8...f62dfd9f_c.jpg FILE1548 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8384/8...77f05a1a_c.jpg FILE1560 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8...301e6dc9_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 106 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8371/8...9ebe18a6_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 103 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8367/8...7b0129d3_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 104 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8089/8...a989d309_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 105 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8392/8...81fd7037_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 107 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8...a8ab9260_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 108 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr |
High mountains are cold!
We went for a hike in the hills,
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8...333d8238_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 109 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8374/8...27fb40d0_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 110 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/8...f388aafc_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 111 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8388/8...904444f0_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 112 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8086/8...d4a01173_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 114 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8386/8...3ba4ff4a_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 115 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8085/8...3181fec7_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 118 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8244/8...d2fc0c33_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 121 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr Yes that says 8 degrees, which is the temperature inside too. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8096/8...7a90e63d_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 120 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr There is a small fire in the lounge where we spent our time. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8515/8...f6eeb6f1_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 122 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8096/8...ac880929_c.jpg Nebaj and unicorio 123 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr We headed back to Antigua for a farewell dinner with Julio and Luisa. We also met back up with our friend Orvar from Sweden. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8378/8...3cb6329b_c.jpg DSC04489 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr |
Headed to the border
Setting out from Antigua at 11 am Daniel, Orvar, and I rode thru the capital towards Cuilapa and south to the border town of Pedro de Alvarado.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8...bce47a99_o.png Screen Shot 2013-02-08 at 3.45.46 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr On the way we were stopped waiting almost an hour at a construction zone. We met a nice couple Shimon and Veronica from San Salvador there and we stopped down the road with them for lunch. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8372/8...539270a6_c.jpg DSC04492 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8089/8...22797f8c_c.jpg DSC04494 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8238/8...dd45c53e_c.jpg DSC04493 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/8...776821d7_c.jpg DSC04490 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8371/8...b119c313_c.jpg DSC04491 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr Sara made friends with the local police. He really liked her bike and her RCMP mascot wearing the same hat as him. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/8...9d8828b9_c.jpg DSC04495 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr |
Staying at the border
There is not much to choose from for hotels here, but our choice was 5 star compared to the one next door.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8239/8...f6625f4b_c.jpg Fr Gränsentill Santa Ana, Salvador 005 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8382/8...ca882db9_c.jpg Fr Gränsentill Santa Ana, Salvador 004 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr We had hot water and aircon, which was essential in this heat. There was a very nice courtyard to park the bikes too. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8095/8...753894af_c.jpg DSC04497 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr This is the line up of trucks at the border day and night. Luckily bikes just ride to the front. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8227/8...70d7a5e1_c.jpg Fr Gränsentill Santa Ana, Salvador 002 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr |
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