The day after hitting 10,000km Tony and I rolled into Antigua, the old colonial capital of Guatemala, and the biggest tourist destination this country has to offer. Foreigners roll into this town from all over whether it be to see the sights, visit the surrounding areas, climb a volcano (or two, or three), study spanish, …
Monthly Archive: October 2012
Oct 28
10,000 KM PARTY!
After 10 months and 23 days, five countries, 62 blog posts and more flat tires than I care to recall, Tony and I found ourselves in the highlands of Guatemala when it finally happened. We slowed the bike down to a crawl and watched with childish delight as our trusty odometer finally ticked over from …
Oct 28
The US Peace Corps in Guatemala
Visiting an old friend When Tony and I rolled into Huehuetenango, we found ourselves just 250 km from San Cristobal de Las Casas, that wonderful town in Chiapas, Mexico that we had passed through earlier on the tour. I couldn’t help but shake my head at the thought that after all that time, over 2000 …
Oct 15
Is it rainy season yet!?
Here on the Tour de Zack y Tony, we have been experiencing a bit more rain than earlier on in the trip. Is it rainy season yet?