note: gps date and miles are off (i havent driven in xela).
sitting here at cafe baviera for breakfast and free wifi. a few notes from xela:
1) are people here more emotional than elsewhere? in 1.5 days, i’ve witnessed 2 funeral processions and 4 people crying (2 were adults).
2) xela is a nice city…decently sized, but not the congestion and noise of huehue. it definitey caters to tourists, with many spanish language schools and tour groups around eery corner.
3) menu item H at this cafe is a vegetarian omelet for 45Q (with sausage for 57Q)….i’m pretty sure the sausage isn’t vegetarian.
4) it seems like a great way to get to know a city is to come up with a simple, yet challenging mission….like trying to find a sticker with the national flag. yesterday it took me a few hours and several miles.

off to central/eastern guatemala now. so far no impact of the earthquake here….hopefully it’ll all be sorted out by the time i reach honduras with patrik in a couple weeks.