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After a brief stop-over in Houston to visit a good friend, I'm now safely back in Boston... packing up boxes and shipping out again for some family time and the trip up to Hanover. Upon reflection, I've come to some pretty deep and meaningful conclusions about the trip: Vacations rock.

The blog too has been fun! It gave me a fun little objective at the end of each day. Hopefully, all of you have enjoyed it as well! Given that the gringo is now back up north, I guess it's time to retire this bad boy. Thank you all for reading, writing, and posting the occasional comment.

Before signing off, the top five memories from Central America:

5) Pepian: The only culinary gem I found down there--it's a traditional Mayan dish my guatamom made for me one afternoon to prove that she did, in fact, make the best traditional food in Xela. Even better: No mayo involved!

4) Fuentes Georginas: Sitting in a volcanic hot spring on the side of a mountain in the middle of a lightning storm may not have been one of my wiser decisions, but boy was it pretty!

3) Santa Maria: Getting to the top of the first (and highest) of the three volcanoes I hiked felt pretty good. Seeing it's sister volcano exploding a few minutes later made the sore legs very worth it!

2) Lava: It's just that cool.

1) Chicken buses: There are lots of specific chicken bus stories, but if they were broken out, they'd dominate the top five. Jumping onto an old US school bus, squishing three to a seat, and making new friends whether you want to or not, never quite lost it's uniqueness and strange charm.

Honorable mention: El subjuntivo. Learning spanish in Guatemala was actually quite fun... even the subjunctive.


Photos will be posted soon... Thanks again for reading! And hasta pronto....