In spite of being wakened at 5 by the roosters, dogs and trucks I didn’t manage to leave until shortly before 7. I had two possible destinations today, the town about 25 miles away that I’d originally planned to stay last night, and another town about 20 miles further on. It was still early and the town unappealing when I got to Nentón so I continued on. What had started as a pleasant ride eventually became work. It was hot today, so hot that all the locals were commenting on it, and the route difficult. Even though it was generally downhill there were lots of intermittent climbs, several with grades above 11%, so I did a lot of walking. I can’t say I enjoyed it. I had a bit of a scare when all (both) hotels in La Zapote were reporting full, this being Easter week but the clerk at the resort typed some more and said I could have a bungalow for 250 quetzals. I took it because I was ready to be done, damn the cost. When I did the math I’d found I’d only spent $30, so that was nice, although working air conditioner would be nicer.
Auto hotels are generally places that rent rooms by the hour, for couples in need of privacy. I took this picture because it advertises (or is called?) Stone Bed
I got myself a Guatemalan SIM. The attendant asked for my passport to register the SIM, was unable to do so with my passport number and registered it referring to someone else’s identification
9 year old Israel sold me some peanuts at the stand he works at with his mom, and then rode with me to the edge of town peppering me with questions about my trip. It was fun
