Day 7 Antigua to Guatemala City

This is our last full day on the Guatemala bus tour. With a late departure of 11:45 AM we had a more relaxing morning. What is nice about Hotel Soleil is they had a coffee pot in the room - only the second time we have had that option in Guatemala. Of course I don’t want to drink coffee - but I appreciate the option to boil water so I can have a cup of tea using the tea I brought from home. Coffee and tea are more difficult to come by at dinner time and really not an option as we travel during the day so we have been drinking less tea. I am not  a tea addict - but as a person who doesn’t drink alcohol, tea just gives one more option to drink besides water. 

We had the usual buffet breakfast that included the option of having an omelette custom made for you. Then J went off to seek out the arch to get a picture of the volcano - about a 15 minute walk away, while I reorganized my suitcase. 

We met in the lobby and boarded the bus for our final drive. We drove about 30 minutes to Finco La Azotea, the same coffee plantation we visited two days ago. This time we heard a musical performance with three musicians who played traditional Guatemalan music. 

It is unusual to have a woman perform formal music - as traditionally it was the men who were the musicians. One of the songs they performed really replicated natural sounds - birds singing, rain falling etc.  J bought a clay whistle shaped like a bird - a replica that was similar to what the musicians used. 

We then spent 10 quetzales (about $1.40 US) to buy a six inches tostado with guacamol and sprinkled with cheese for a light lunch. I was still hungry so I bought a freshly made two black bean tortillas with guacamol and cheese to augment the meal!!

Then it was time for the final leg of driving back to Barcelo Guatemala City. We thanked our driver and gave him a tip for his amazing driving - managing to clear many a corner by just an inch or two! 

Our farewell dinner began at 6 pm with a video produced by Caravan, reviewing the places we visited (and some we did not) on this Guatemalan tour. 

Appropriately we said farewell to the new friends we made. We may see them at breakfast tomorrow , but many people leave for the airport at different times tomorrow!

We have plenty of hours to fill during the day tomorrow as our flight is after supper!

We are halfway through this wonderful trip! Tomorrow we fly to Costa Rica to continue the adventure.