Finca Ixobel
Sunday 11/5 or 11/6? Dunno.
Arrived yesterday at Finca Ixobel, just south of the town of Potun. After getting off the bus, I jumped in the back of a tut tut (these funky 3 wheeled little vehicles) They look like what the Flinstone´s drove. I think they´re very common in Asia. Anyway, went down a winding bumpy road for a few minutes until I arrived. We cruised through some of the neighborhoods and I tell yah, the poverty is abysmal. Shacks put together with sheet metal on dirt floors. But you know what? Everyone is smiling, kids playing in yards seem very happy. It´s very family oriented here. Mums and dads have their kids around them all the time.
Something I will never tire of seeing is watching 3-4 family members all piled onto a scooter. The kids sit squished between the parents on the bike. It brings a new meaning to the word family vehicle. Grandmas will sit side saddle and young women in heals just cruise around. Helmuts? No such thing. Saw a guy cutting his grass...with a machetti.
So, back to Finca Ixobel. They had lots of lodging options. I chose my own private tree house. It´s awesome! My bed has a mosquito net and my little sitting area has a hammock. No electricity, they do provide a couple of candles. Bathrooms are just up the path. Gotta check under the seat for spiders. BIG ones! oof!
I was hoping to go inner tubing here, but they require a minimum of 5 ppl. I'm doing my best to rally the other guests, but it´s rained everyday and believe it or not, it´s a little cool. The rain isn´t a big deal. You just go about your business (reading on a hammock) and eventually it stops for a bit. November is the end of the rainy season. It makes for some lush greenery, that´s for sure.
This place is set up on the honor system. You eat and drink whatever you want and just write it down on your page in the book. I´ve met a young couple from Beverly, and one of the employees here is from NY state. Americans are definitely the minority visitors, though. Tons of Europeans.
I´ve heard about a super cool place to go next. Everyone I´ve talked to about it said it´s not to be missed. Caves and pools of aquamarine water that empty into one another. A woman I sat next to on the bus yesterday said it was the highlight of Guatemala for her. I´ll probably head there in a day or two. I don't have my guide book in front of me, but I think it´s called Sumac Champey.
A couple more Americans checked in today. They now live in Guatemala. One of them is a yoga instructor, I took a class this afternoon, she was a great instructor.
Arrived yesterday at Finca Ixobel, just south of the town of Potun. After getting off the bus, I jumped in the back of a tut tut (these funky 3 wheeled little vehicles) They look like what the Flinstone´s drove. I think they´re very common in Asia. Anyway, went down a winding bumpy road for a few minutes until I arrived. We cruised through some of the neighborhoods and I tell yah, the poverty is abysmal. Shacks put together with sheet metal on dirt floors. But you know what? Everyone is smiling, kids playing in yards seem very happy. It´s very family oriented here. Mums and dads have their kids around them all the time.
Something I will never tire of seeing is watching 3-4 family members all piled onto a scooter. The kids sit squished between the parents on the bike. It brings a new meaning to the word family vehicle. Grandmas will sit side saddle and young women in heals just cruise around. Helmuts? No such thing. Saw a guy cutting his grass...with a machetti.
So, back to Finca Ixobel. They had lots of lodging options. I chose my own private tree house. It´s awesome! My bed has a mosquito net and my little sitting area has a hammock. No electricity, they do provide a couple of candles. Bathrooms are just up the path. Gotta check under the seat for spiders. BIG ones! oof!
I was hoping to go inner tubing here, but they require a minimum of 5 ppl. I'm doing my best to rally the other guests, but it´s rained everyday and believe it or not, it´s a little cool. The rain isn´t a big deal. You just go about your business (reading on a hammock) and eventually it stops for a bit. November is the end of the rainy season. It makes for some lush greenery, that´s for sure.
This place is set up on the honor system. You eat and drink whatever you want and just write it down on your page in the book. I´ve met a young couple from Beverly, and one of the employees here is from NY state. Americans are definitely the minority visitors, though. Tons of Europeans.
I´ve heard about a super cool place to go next. Everyone I´ve talked to about it said it´s not to be missed. Caves and pools of aquamarine water that empty into one another. A woman I sat next to on the bus yesterday said it was the highlight of Guatemala for her. I´ll probably head there in a day or two. I don't have my guide book in front of me, but I think it´s called Sumac Champey.
A couple more Americans checked in today. They now live in Guatemala. One of them is a yoga instructor, I took a class this afternoon, she was a great instructor.
posted by amy at 1:39 PM
2 Comments:
wow sounds great -except for the big spiders!! those are nto my favorite!!
sending mucho love!
lol....Who´s juan carlos and juju?
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