Adrenaline Day

OK, dudes I had today the most crazy day ever in my life, oh boy what a day...

I went to Samuc Champey fucking awesome place, at first we went inside a cave half full of water, it's totally dark inside so you get a candle that always dripping on you hot wax (which is kind of nice :->, if u know what I mean). You have to swim inside the darkness with one hand holding the candle and you always get stack in sharp rocks.
You can actually feel how Rambo felt on the movie Fist Blood in 1982, when he hide in the cave from the maniac sheriff.

Anyhow, after swimming, climbing on some waterfalls (still inside the cave), we get to the highlight of the cave which is jumping from a cliff to a small tiny pool. And yeah... as you all probably guessed it, me and my stupidity judgement, I had to jump it. It was totally craziness shit, and some how I managed to survive. (relax, many did it before me, although many others didn't, well the guide said it's safe). aha... and yeah I was the only stupid israeli who did it.

After the cave we did the tubes (ABOVIM), which was also nice since there was high current because it rained the day before.
Then we went to a 6 meters bridge and only the crazy mother fuckers jumped from that bridge even tough the rough current, and yeah once again I fucking did it (Sorry mom, dad & Savti, for not keeping my promise).

It wasn't the end since after all that crazy stuff we did, we went to see the rough waterfall, swim in the amazing turquoise color pools, and hike to the view point where you can see them all from above.

In conclusion, fucking adrenaline day !!!

Happy Purim

Hola, so... I spend more than a week in San Pedro a tiny village full of Israelis. I ate in a resort called ZooLa (the palace where Yehoda & Ninet crashed in when they were in Guatemala) almost every kind of israeli food you can think off, like Falafel, Humus, Sabij, Jerusalem Mix and Shaksuka.

Lake Atitlan with the locals of San Pedro doing the laundry.

San Pedro is a very chip town you can retire and go out pension, most of the day you are spending by watching movies, football games, drinking beer and parties at night in the Buddha Bar.

And when you get bored from that you just rent a kayak, going hiking and riding a horse.

And if that took too much pressure on your mussels you can just go and do the Hot Stone Massage which was the most relaxing experience I have ever had, by a cute girl named Andrea from Canada. (Elran you should go there only for massage).

After San Pedro I went to a nice local town, Panajachel which is also located on lake Atitlan, it was full of local tourists and it was totally full because of the Semana Santa which is the most holly week in the year, even more than Christmas. It was a big operation to find hotel for a decent price, but wow... the parties over there was awesome.

Right Now, I am in Lanquin, a tiny village located on a river, I'm staying in a El Retiro a great resort totally green and with ecological bathroom, which mean you have to dump into a hole and after to throw some lime powder on it against the smell. I guess they use it not to pollute the river.

This morning I also explored Lanquin Caves, which is a 500 meters long with full of bats.

till next time,
Nos vamos,
Eran

Bienvenido a Guatemala

Hola from Guatemala,

So... I have been in Antigua, which is a nice city and they had the Santa Semana holiday while I was there which was totally cool.

Tons of Guatemalan people that came for the holiday, 3 times bigger than our independence day.


I also went to Volcano Packaya which was awesome, you get really close to the lava you actually can touch it, I brought with me some lighters, hot dogs and marshmallow.

I trow the lighters to the lava and it maid great explosion, I baked hot dogs on the lava and even maid some good marshmallow.

Movie from the Pakaya: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ5XHJhS6tI

The lava is floating like in the movies and it almost melt my shoes and fell all over me.







John a friend I met in Nicaragua came to meet me here and we went to San Pedro a small hipi´s town, that sits right next to Atitlan Lagoon, it´s full of Israelis, and I even found here a good Humus and Falafel.

up until next time, Shalom,
EK

The Last week in Honduras

So... the last week in Roatan was totally great I met Felix from Germany, Anna from England, Nico from Italy and Leo from Guatemala.
The last guy Leo was totally cool, smoking joints for breakfast and pretty much all day long. Nico always cooked for us Italian food, pizza and pasta, and even Felix and Anna cooked for me dinner once, also pasta with great red wine.

One of my day I even burn on a 6 hours chess games with a very old guy from Canada named Gee, he lives most of the year on this island, and already traveled in half of the world except Israel (but I guess he will come over after what I told him).
Anyway, yeah Elad I even manage to beat him few times, and he said I am a good competitor.

After Roatan island and my diving course, me Leo and Nico left to Copan Ruinas to see the Maya temples, which was nice I guess, but only to said been there done that. The day after I went to lovely spa place on nature, hot burning waterfall, which was fucking amazing.

The day after I took a shuttle bus for a 6:30 hours on the road, it was a nightmare but I guess much easier than the last borders I crossed on local buses. I got to Antigua in Guatemala at 18:30 and found out that my fucking giant bag got broken, so I had to carry it on one shoulder. (looks like a sign to finish my trip and come back home). But don't worry I won't come back so soon because of a bag, I found today a tailor (actually he was SANDLAR) and he fixed my bag, (it was only one plastic that got broken) so I can continue traveling.

From first site of one day around the city, Guatemala looks pretty much as all the other center America cities, but one good thing then the other cities I have been so far it reminds me Thailand since they have here lots of restaurants that shows the latest movies from the cinema.
And... actually I just found myself the great American restaurant in the whole wide world... oh yeah, I bet you guessed it, the one and only Macdonald's. They have it all in here, TV showing the champions league soccer games, 5 computers free of charge Internet with LCD screen, and of course great delicious meals.
What can a man ask for more ?
Well, they did give a mess a bit, since I had to find how to cross over their firewall that blocks the entry of all kind of web based email, so after reading a while and doing homework I managed to log in to my GMAIL.

More from Guatemala will come up soon, up until then adios,
EK