My niece Amy and nephew (“nephew-in-law”?) David, with their three little blondes age 4 and under, are moving to Guatemala to teach the gospel there. They’re driving down next week, and for whatever assistance I may be, I’m riding down with them and then flying home. I’m happy to offer whatever assistance that might be, but also I have to say that I really look forward to the trip. For years I’ve thought it would be really cool to drive all the way to South America, and while this is not that, it’s at least part of it. Of course in my previous imaginings, there weren’t three little girls trapped in a car for a week…that should be fun, but yes, I’m taking my iPod. :)
David and Amy will pick me up Monday Nov. 5 in Houston, we’ll drive to the Mexican border, and hope to cross the border on Tuesday. Then it will take however long it will take (who knows?) to get to the Mexican/Guatemalan border and cross it. Then a relatively short drive to the 2nd largest city of Guatemala where they’ll be living: Quetzaltenango. If our travels go well, I should have a couple days there, before traveling to the capital city – Guatemala City – spend half a day there, and then fly out on Thursday Nov. 15, headed back home. Looks like I may get to see Cuba from the plane on the way home. Cool.
I’m planning to take my laptop with me, and I’ll try to update with pics here on pleo along the way.
Oh...and for any of you east coasters who saw my headline at the top, and were expecting a great article on that famous neon center of culture, entertainment, and puns just South Of The NC/SC Border, I'm so sorry to have disappointed. ;)
