On Monday, we took a trip to a coffee farm about an hour’s drive around the lake. It was by far the coolest experience we have had since we have been here. The owner of the farm is a Guatemalan guy named Charlie. He and his family live on the farm, [...]
October, 2004 Archive
This post is mainly for the padres so they can sleep in peace knowing that our precious heads are now protected by helmets. We took a nice little trip to the city to purchase helmets because apparently no one sees the necessity of them here in Pana. Michael and the family left after church [...]
Mike and Adele bought an acre of land from Wolf about 2 years ago. They spent a year, using their day off to put up a chain link fence around the land. They spent a few days out of town after they had finished the project. When they came back, 3/4 [...]
That was just for kicks. It is a bag of Pana Organic green beans, with other origins behind it.
FAQ:
Paint job on van done locally?
Michael and Adelle did the paint job in California when they got the van…They used a rectangle shape to make sure the flags were all the same [...]
Mommy I hope you have a blessed day, and that you feel special by all those around you. We wish that we could spend the day with you, but know that you will be in our thoughts all day long. Thanks for all the encouragement and prayers that you have bestowed upon us the last […]
We are soo glad so many people have been checking out the site. We have noticed a lot of questions that we have not answered. We are working on a post to put questioning minds to rest. We would also love to hear from people who haven’t posted yet.
Also in an effort to […]
So after about 4 weeks of looking for a moto we decided on an Indian assembled bike with a Honda engine. For some reason motos don’t depreciate here and on top of that maintenance is not in the Guatemalan vocabulary, so we decide to buy new.
(a maintenance side note) There is a dirt road […]
We got a fun little break from the coffee shop last Saturday afternoon. There is a guy here whom we all refer to as “chocolate Bob” because back in the day he owned a chocolate factory in Pana. He is from Arizona and moved to Pana 28 years ago when all that existed here […]
We realized we left out pictures of the other half of our house. The other door in our casita leads into our bedroom…and bathroom. Wolf’s wife designed and made most of the things that you can see in this picture. She made the beautiful quilt, and all the pictures and paintings on the […]
We are in the city of Panajachel, it is to the west of Guatemala city.
This is a map of Panjachel a photo from my Rough Guide guide book on Guatemala. (They make good books if you travel.) Crossroads Cafe is given a good review in the book and is at the top right of […]
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