And... I'm... Spent.

Last thursday I said some sad goodbyes and set sail for Xela. Since then I've been hanging around Guatemala's second-biggest city trying not to be too much of a travel-hipster. I climbed the country's second-highest volcano by moonlight and went for a soak in some geothermal hot springs.

I had a feeling Mike and his girlfriend wouldn't make it out here like he said, so it came as no surprise when I got a phone call confirming this and inviting me to San Pedro. Although I found that town to be somewhat of a mixed bag, I decided I'll go since I won't have another opportunity to say goodbye and it's on my way. This time I'm booking shuttles, though because I can't stand another chicken bus ride to save my life. The last one had me puking.

After that it's one more night in the capital the next night and my first flight early the next morning. It's certainly been a long, strange trip, but one I wouldn't change. All in all time well spent. Presently it all too recent to wrap my head around. I'm sure I will come here in my mind many times in the years to come and wonder what it was like to live in these moments. Who knows, maybe one day I'll return.