Badger On Tour

ANTIGUA

It's allllll about Pacaya...

After yet another ridiculously long bus journey we arrived in Antigua. Safe to say the buses in Guatemala are a thousands times worse than those in Mexico but you do get from A to B just a little sweatier than when you started. 

There was simply one goal in Antigua and that was to climb the volcano 'Pacaya'. It is around 50km away from the city and is one of the 37 volcanoes that populate Gautemala. I was a little aprehensive as i havent really climbed or hiked anything properly in the last 10 years but i booked it anyway and hoped for the best. 

Safe to say it wasn't easy and the 1hr 30min climb was enough for me. It wasn't really the hardest climb but the altitude was what got me the most. Ever since arriving in Mexico City and travelling through places that sit high in the mountains i had noticed how quickly i lost my breath. Just walking up the stairs makes you breath a little harder. The effort was 100% worth it though, the view is amazing and our guide was excellent. We took marshmallows to toast on the hot rocks at the top and although we didn't see any lava it was an amazing day. 

At 6pm we all sat at the top and watched the sun go down and then got our flashlights out for the dark descent. The 90s tunes that our driver played on the way back to town had Olivia and i singing the whole way and that night was probably the most satisfying beer of the whole trip. 

Yay to Antigua and yay to Pacaya!! 

You rock and so do we!!!