The focus of this day was enjoying the beauty that Lake Atitlan offers. After our trip to Mayan Families, we took a trip across the lake to Ven Aca restaurant. It was absolutely charming. The food was wonderful, the vista spectacular, and the music, downright hilarious. They were playing a radio station that played American music primarily from the 70s, Guatemalan style. There is no way my description can do justice to what we heard, but imagine a latin beat, latin singers performing Billie Jean and Bohemian Rhapsody. It was hilarious! After eating, I stalked a gecko and captured a hummingbird. Not polished and professional, but I had fun.

The ride over was relatively pleasant. The ride home, as promised,  was choppy, but I had not idea what that would feel like. First of all, it was a large motorboat. The driver did not really dock it, he just pulled close to the dock and told us to climb in. Well the boat was moving while I was trying to get in. I found myself about to fall into the lap of some handsome latino. Although there may have been some fun in that,  I wisely backed up and waited for him to at least hold the boat relatively still. The ride was like going 70 miles per hour over huge potholes in a car with a bad suspension. Ouch!

When we returned “home”, it was time for a well deserved nap. When I woke up, I chilled in the hammock with my kindle until Maria’s workers came. After reviewing my photo bucket list and realizing it was the least cloudy night we had, I packed up my gear and went to the beach alone to take sunset photos. It was still somewhat cloudy, but I am proud of myself for at least attempting it. Here is one of the two I think might have been worth the trip.

Que the roosters and evangelical church music. I’m thinking about going down and teaching them a new beat.