Seth had the SAT in Guatemala City this morning, so I went running without the Peanut Gallery ... he always says "I'm not the one who wants to be in the Marine Corps--I can take a break whenever I want" and other snide remarks in an attempt to detract from the intensity of our runs ...
I hopped on a chicken bus to the next town and then started running down a road. In typical fashion, it turned out to be a dead end. I turned around and eventually found a different road that wound north through the mountains. I never know where I'm headed on these runs, I usually just run in one direction for half an hour or so and then run back. All of a sudden came around a curve and saw the road drop off dramatically under the Bienviendos a San Antonio Aguas Caliente sign. The valley where San Antonio was situated was probably the most beautiful town I've visited in Guatemala.
I can't find a picture to do it justice and I don't feel like writing 1000 words to compensate ... what I liked so much was the valley formed by an unusually large number of mountains, so the topography was very different all the way around. It also was quite small, probably less than a mile long, giving the valley a hideaway feel. Needless to say I didn't see any other foreigners.
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