Oh today, I'll chuck this one to the travel gods

Where oh where do I start w/ today. Up at 630 since the shuttle was leaving at 730 sharp because the road closes at 8 and we didn't want to get stuck. Well, the road closed at 745 so we waiting anyways. During our wait we were told the road to Antigua was closed because of a party so we would drop off the others at the airport then head to Antigua. So much for a direct route. Along the way to GC we stopped for a 20 min break which took an hour so we ended up in GC around 1. The people flying out of GC were in luck that we didn't hit Antigua first because they would have missed their flight.

Anyways, since we were in GC and were told there was a direct bus to San Pedro Sula, Honduras, we got out and told the pissed of driver that we were leaving. He wanted more money since we only paid for Antigua. We said oh well, we paid for a direct route to Antigua and we didn't have time for it now since we stopped in GC. We got out and asked the airlines about the cost to fly to SPS. $400? I don't fucking think so. Where's the night bus to SPS we were told about? Well no one at the airport speaks enough English to figure out what they are saying or they tell us there's no night bus. OK, now what? We argue for a bit then decide to grab a shuttle for Antigua although we already paid for the previous one that had just drove by us.

OK, it's now 2 and we're finally on our way somewhere to get the hell out of GC because it's a shithole. The drive was smooth and I was finally relaxing a bit. We follow a chick in our shuttle to a hostel because it has a rooftop bar and I'm a sucker for them. Andy wants to investigate this night bus we were told about to SPS from Antigua so befor we put our stuff down we are looking for Hedman Alas. Half the people in the city don't know of it, the other know it's closed and don't speak enough English to help us. Have I mentioned I hate that I can't speak enough Spanish?

Eventually we get a room at the hostel we originally arrived at and decided to stay a night and take the volcano trip in the am. Did I mention Andy lost his phone? Oh yeah, remember karma? Well karma decided we fucked up and gave the bus driver who was pissed we got off in GC his phone. Now he had to get it back somehow. At this point he says he's going to drop it off tomorrow, we'll see. I have no pics from today due to me wanting to punch everyone in the face, or at least some people. Who thinks getting his phone back will be easy?

A couple cervesas at the rooftop bar, good conversation, and three pecante tacos later and I'm back to relaxing. We might try for SPS tomorrow, which is actually Tues morning at 330am. Maybe we can make the 430pm boat to Utila. Kids remember- transportation is always fucked in non 1st world countries. You can listen to what people say, but they don't really know and you will want to believe them. I always forget these words at the beginning of every trip and then I remember after I had to relearn them. Whatevs, I'm still in Antigua Guatemala and it's awesome. Did I mention the Steelers game was on? How am I in Guatemala and I get to watch the Steelers who I never get to watch in CA? Go figure.