Back in Antigua

We just arrived back in Antigua yesterday. It feels great to be here after Mexico! We just spent a week at my timeshare near Playa del Carmen and although it's not the crazy party town Cancun is, it was crazy enough for us. The resort was full and by the time we left, I had seen enough lobster back drunken tourists!

Plus, there's another odd quality...I was complaining to Ben that my experiences in Mexico have always been challenging because mysterious, inexpicable and capricious things happen there. Sometimes good things happen....sometimes bad - but one never really knows how it's going to turn out. For example, this morning we were picked up at 5:00 am by a shuttle for the airport. At the next stop, 6 people with paid reservations were waiting for our shuttle that now had only 2 seats left. The answer? "Sorry - you can wait and another will come soon." Or you can take a taxi (and pay more money). It can be infuriating!!

But so far, I've never seen anything like that happen here in Guatemala. Perhaps it's because it's not a resort area and doesn't deal with herds of people? Perhaps because we're accustomed to working one on one with people we know? I dunno...it just sure was a breath of fresh air to see our friendly taxi driver's face at the airport arrival area!