Weekend at Lago Atitlan

After my parents left on Friday, Andrea and I headed to Lago Atitlan. It was wonderful! The lake was one of the prettiest places I have ever seen. Unfortunately, for some reason, Blogger will not let me upload pictures. I hope to be able to share them will you soon!

We went on a boat tour around the lake to visit various villiages and sites. It was wonderful. My favorite village was Santiage de Atitlan. We visited a church there that was a hotbed bed of activity during the 30 year civil war that ended in 1998. There was a memorial for a priest who, much like Oscar Romero, was killed by the government for his anti-war views. He was from Oklahoma. I am so interested in the people of faith who stood up for what was right against tremendous adversity. I hope to learn more about this.

On Saturday night Andrea finally convinced me to go out dancing. I love to dance, but enjoy impersonated Elaine, thumbs and all, rather than trying to master salsa or samba. We had a great time and danced the night away. We made friends (see It´s a Small World After All below) and also had a nice dinner with a woman we met on the boat tour.

We also went to a museum to learn how the lake was formed, but spent most of our time eating nachos and drinking fresh juice on decks beside the lake. No complaints about that!

I´m so looking forward to showing all of you my pictures!

Last night Andrea and I stayed at a really creepy hotel. It was perfectly safe, but if any place I have ever stayed was haunted, it was there. It also didn´t help that I caught the last hour of the Skeleton Key in our hotel in Panajachel.

Andrea, please feel free to elaborate on our weekend in the comments section!