I´m now posting from Red´s Bar here in Antigua. The thing about this place is I can sit here sipping on a Pina Colada - that costs about 2 bucks - and playing on the internet for about a $1-hour. There is waitress service, it also sells a pretty good selection of used books, and I can choose to either speak English or Spanish, because it´s a mixed crowd of Guatemalan and traveler customers and there are staff members that speak both. But enough about the bar... on to the volcano!

So I climbed a volcano today! It was awesome. Our guide roasted marshmallows, many people melted their shoes, I definitely felt the heat. I climbed over lava, and was within oh two to three feet of the main flow. The hike up was intense as well. I was gasping for breath at times because we were booking it! We´d gotten tickets for the 2 pm trip but didn´t end up leaving Antigua until after 3 pm. The volcano is apparently pretty dangerous at night because of the dangers of sharp rock, unlit paths, and bandits. We had no problems, but wow was the hike tiring. It was very pretty though, with walking next to some steep corn fields, a little lightly forested area, and some open grassy expanses. Then the lava field, and the playing with lava. It was altogether fun.

That´s it for tonight, pictures will be posted later!