Dark and early on the morning of Friday, August 18, we left our home and family in Xela to set off on even more adventures. The 4:30am departure wasn't exactly what we had in mind...
Thursday night, as we were packing, Martha came in to tell us that there might be a problem with our travels the next day. Once again, there were to be major protests near Xela at the major intersection just outside of town -- Cuatro Caminos. Sure enough, we had to go through that intersection on our way to Lake Atitlan. We are not exactly sure the details of the protest, but it had something to do with disagreements between teachers and the government over how many years of school were required for teachers to be certified. To get to this point, with weekly protests slowing down all major commerce, things must have been bad.
Rosi (Martha's daughter) had called with the news; to confirm, her son called his "connections" in the government to see what time the protests were going to take place. Much to our dismay, there were to go from 6am - 6pm. So much for our mid-day bus!
Luckily, and with Martha's help, we arranged for a cab to pick us up at 4:30am in hopes of catching a 5am bus. It all worked out in the end, though the 4 hour journey is worth its own story that is in the works...
Fast forward--
We eventually arrived at La Casa Del Mundo around 9:30am, in time for a fabulous breakfast followed by a much needed nap as we waited for check-in time. It's truly hard to describe just how nice the weekend was.
The setting was perfect. Each of the 15 rooms overlooked the lake. The balconies at water level were great for soaking in the sun or taking a cool swim. The beds -- words cannot describe the comfort, particularly the cloud-like pillows that we (I) had been longing for. Meals were AMAZING -- easily the best we have had on our trip, and the Chilean wine was equally as tasty. Dinner was served family style and we got to meet many other travelers, a few of whom confirmed just how small a world it really is. Kayaks were available for use. It was heavenly, and a perfect setting for our first anniversary!
Unfortunately, our budget wouldn't allow us to stay much longer...if we wanted to eat, that is. So we convinced ourselves to explore other cities around the lake, which has been great.
Enjoy the pictures of La Casa Del Mundo...
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