Tuesday

So...to continue my story, on Tuesday morning, my friend Liz and I met up in the morning and took the chicken bus to the hot springs about 20 minutes away. By the way, the chicken busses are not what I expected. It's like everyone of them came from some tv show called "Pimp My Bus." 

Before we got to the bus, we came across the president of Guatemala giving a speech for the police graduating from the academy. Liz and I laughed at the big glob of police and there was basically no perimeter set up in the park. It was neat to see.

When we arrived in the town at the base of the mountain where the hot springs were, we chartered a truck to take us the rest of the 8 kilometers up the mountain. One of my favorite parts was getting there. The views from riding in the bed of the truck...that's right...were awesome! 

When we arrived at the hot springs, there were only 4 or five other people there and it was so great! It was very pretty and the water was extremely hot. The pools are heated by volcanic vents in the mountain. The whole experience was awesome.

Later that day, after we returned to Xela, Liz took me to a small little restaurant where we ate ceviche, a bowl of pico, shrimp and lime juice. It was incredible! 

The rest of the evening we hung out with all our friends that had been teaching all day. It was the perfect first day in Xela!