Katy left this morning; we were sad to see her go. A moment to celebrate her and Jessica and Susan, all of whom fashioned trips of their own around our stay in Panajachel... yay!
Chris picked up his guitar and was singing before I even came upstairs this morning. I love that my life is filled with music because of him, and there is something about singing before breakfast that seems extra joyful.
Today, we had one of our first really lazy vacation days yet. We lingered over coffee, and you know by "we" I mean Chris and Susan, and we didn't go into town until mid morning. Then, we wandered up and down Calle Santander, in and out of the shops we haven't yet explored and arranged Susan's shuttle from Pana to Guatemala City tomorrow morning. There were a few things Susan wanted to do before leaving and we did them, including finding a postcard for our nephew Archie and then finding the local post office from which to send it. The stamps here have a quetzal on them and are nifty looking and you need a million to mail a single postcard. Check back in 17 days to see if Archie received it! We also stopped for ice cream as we walked and street cart ceviche which Chris had with shrimp and Susan had with abalone and fish.
Many of the street vendors who are children run up and ask you to buy whatever they are selling and others push their trinkets half heartedly, but today Susan was approached by a boy who was very serious and explained he would use the proceeds of the sale for his school books so he could go to school. It's hard not to buy things or just give money to these children who apparently want to be educated, especially since tourism here seems thin just now because of the economy.
Susan and I spent the entire afternoon at the pool, lounging in the sun and catching up on all the stories we don't have time to share when we are in Chicago. It was perfect weather for a pool day with a clear blue sky and a slight breeze so it wasn't terribly hot. Chris joined us eventually with his guitar. We stayed out until it was time to shower for dinner and then went back into town. We had dinner at the Sunset Cafe which sits out on the lake, and we were there in time to see the sun fall below the volcanoes across the lake and the nearly full moon climb into the sky. It was stellar in every way.
When we arrived home, the three of us stood on the balcony watching the clouds pass above us, looking for the light of the moon to peep through here and there--a lovely cap to a great day.
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