Trev and Eileen came to town!!!

Trev and Eileen came out to visit us for two weeks in December and January and we had an amazing time with them. Thanks again for coming. The pictures tell the story.

We went to the lake with them and hiked through the village of Santa Cruz.

For New Years we were in my training community of Sumpango. It was insane. These are frames wired with fireworks that men would strap to their backs. They would then run through the streets spraying fire into the crowds.

These men were in charge of safety that night and ran next to the men fanning them with blankets so they wouldn't get burnt by the sparks. The virgin of guadelupe was on hand as well making sure that no one got hurt...which was the true miracle of the night.

               


                                          
 We did make it to Honduras on our trip and visited the Copan Ruinas site. It was very impressive and boasts the most well preserved carvings of all mayan sites. Below is pizza...not the best.

They also had macaws flying around here. More than one almost whacked me in the face with their wings. They are fairly careless fliers.

We saw this coral snake on one of the ruins. Below is the crown jewel of the site. The staircase with the longest inscription of all mayan carvings. It tells all about mayan history and is still not entirely deciphered.

From Honduras we went to Livingston in Guatemala right on the Caribbean Sea. We hiked through the jungle to some swimming holes called the Seven Altars.

And here we are enjoying the beach at Playa Blanca.

From Livingston we went up the Rio Dulce and stayed in the jungle in these huts.

And we celebrated Lizzy's birthday here; kayaking, hiking through caves, soaking in hot springs and swinging on a rope swing.

Trevor and Eileen also visited our town and were able to play soccer with some of our friends and hike the famous letters of Chivarreto.