Leaving Antigua

Well, we are packing up yet again. Tomorrow we will head to San Pedro and spend a few days sitting around the lake. We are sad to leave Antigua - it is a beautiful city - colonial style buildings; ruins grandly positioned between european-style cafes; colourful clothing of the mayas; scenic volcanoes and painted skys surrounding it...sigh...we have fallen in love with this city and are sad to leave it behind, but happy to know we will return...

I'm not going to write a lot simply because there are no words and I don't want to belittle it trying to fit it into an unjust vocabulary.

The only bad thing about it - it is freakin cold!! I ran out of socks! No kidding. Socks??? A week ago I had no idea why those pesky things were taking up space in my sack. Now I know. And wish I had brought more...and maybe a scarf. I bought two sweaters, and I spent 3 days frantically looking for mittens. That's another reason to leave - if we don't I may lose my nose and toes to frostbite. It goes down to +21.5 degrees on the worst days. Those days I stay cuddle inside my thick blankets fully clothed for as long as I can, just wishing the room would start on fire...

It's a tough life.