The eternal spring continues

After traveling home from tikal yesterday, we were tired, hot and in need of a shower... it's embarrassing to say, but we had not taken a shower since we left the US :) The shower of our host family leaves much to be desired... So we decided to use our branners in the lake. After a short bathe, we walked home.

A nice place to swim and dive

Dinner was great this night. We had fried bananas, refried black beans and homemade tortillas. Our host family’s Mormon, and constantly asks us about religion... we are invited to an unknown party this evening with missionaries from the United States, which should be interesting... I'll let you know how that goes:) We have decided to only stay in San Andres until Thursday, and then we are off to the capital of El Petén, Flores, for a few nights.

The outdoor sink where our family does dishes

Lunch was a bit hard for me today. We had a whole fish... literally the whole fish plopped on the plate, eyes, tail and all. Justin has been so great with helping me finish my food when it's hard to get down:) We met Dalia’s (our host) mother today. She is 94 years old. I sat with her and spoke Spanish for a while... everyone can't believe that we are 27, and 30 and not yet married! It's cute.

Our host (Cush) and J

We finally got a mosquito net over our bed!!! Just in time to leave:( I've had quite a hard time keeping them from biting me constantly... I've probably gotten over 30 bites since arriving... even with repellent!!! Good thing we are taking our malaria meds every day. With the net, I can climb in bed and hang out safely:)

The other thing that is hard about Guatemala (or all of Central America for that matter) is all the starving dogs in the streets. I've shed quite a few tears for them. The biggest problem is that there are no programs or knowledge about spaying or neutering here. The dogs run around having puppies constantly, and then no one can afford to feed them. It's really horrible. I think this has been the hardest part for me. I wish I could buy all of them hundreds of pounds of food each... Alicia, maybe we could start a program like the one in Belize???

These two animals roam free in San Andres, a small chicken and a Pig rummaging through some trash

Ah, well anyway... we are off for a swim with our amigos.

Thanks for your comments, it's nice to hear from all are loved ones at home!! We miss you.