The Market In Antigua

It’s a block away from Verde Eventos (Green Events, a place to camp or to hold a gathering) and the market is open every day. 

Layne enjoys wandering these shopping experiences but I was leashed to the hound so I ended up following Rusty’s nose and weirdly he found lots of fascinating things to sniff among the discarded vegetables. 

I have no idea how these rows and rows of vendors make a living but here they are. 

I keep him on his leash in these crowded environments and in a city where sidewalks are narrow and traffic is aggressive he stays on his leash outside the campground. 

This van offers home delivered vegetables, fruits, chicken and shopping. Give ‘em a call. What Chevrolet van that is…anybody’s guess! 

I love the Spanish word for carrots -zanahoria.  So weird sounding. Layne isn’t fond of cooked carrots, she does have her character defects, so I can be considered deprived. 

But she does make a mean tomato salad. 

Note the garbage collectors. They have their work cut out for them. 

“A gift from God. God bless Jazmin” I wanted to ask who she was but didn’t get the chance. Probably his daughter? 

I have no idea what a funeral parlor vehicle was doing here. Double duty perhaps. 

The guy at the gate checks vehicles not pedestrians. No idea why. 

Cops:

Bus:

School bus: 

Home: 

On The Streets

It seems the dentist cannot insert Layne’s tooth implants. We have to return to the US border at Los Algodones and have the dentist there insert the two new teeth. I never expected this but we shall make the most of it and enjoy the drive. 

Our plan know is to take a leisurely drive over the next few weeks, luckily we love Mexico so that will be easy. Then we’ll spend the summer in the US seeing friends and wild camping and return to Mexico in October. The plan the. Will be to drive Central America in the cool dry season and get to Colombia in the new year. Six months delay? Who cares, we’re retired. 

I have told my favorite Promaster mechanic in Ohio fair warning that we will see him in September for a check up, brakes spark plugs u-joints and transmission fluid. Then with all of us refreshed we shall return through Mexico and Guatemala to El Salvador. I hate the phrase “ it is what it is,” but in this case it actually is! 

We’ll probably start back on Saturday and next week we expect to be in Mexico sometime. It’s a pain but we know how to make the most of reverses. A tooth? Whoever would’ve thunk? Not me. 

Some campground friends recommended a ramen restaurant so we took a tuk-tuk, leaving Rusty to nap safely aboard GANNET2 in the cool. The restaurant is pet friendly but it seemed easier to leave him at home. 

I had curry ramen and it was a lovely opportunity to eat something different. 

A sliced pork appetizer that arrived out of by order but was simple and delicious. 

I ordered a dessert of course, burnt sesame mousse and meringue swirls made to look like ramen with strawberry sauce. Delicate and lovely. 

We bought some sweet pastries off her for dessert. Selling in the main square with her kid. Who can afford school? 

The flag of Guatemala. 

The Plaza de Armas, or main square. Too many sellers to be comfortable. 

Our tuk tuk driver who did a splendid job of hauling us two for ten minutes for $3 across town on bouncing cobble streets. 

Finally back to the peace of the campground.