The closer we got to Antigua the more we heard the name “Acatenango”. Based on the stories we heard about the mountain it became synonymous with “the volcano hike”. Like a game of telephone, the rumors around the hike swirled and changed depending on who we talked to. Some called it the toughest hike of their lives, others didn’t think it was so bad. One messenger had been so freezing cold at base camp that she refused to get out of her tent for the final summit push. After discussing with fellow travelers we knew that summiting Acatenango and watching Volcan de Fuego explode were must do items while we were in Guatemala. Wasting no time, we signed up to start the hike the day after we arrived in Antigua from Honduras.
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Nestled in the Guatemalan highlands about an hour outside of Guatemala city is the charming town of Antigua. As you walk through the city stunning colonial architecture colors your view while gigantic, unreal looking volcanoes rise up all around the city. On a clear day you can look to the west and see Volcán de Fuego spewing lava and ash into the sky.
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This past weekend we rented a car and took a day trip out to Camp Bay. Camp Bay is located on the Eastern Side of Roatan. Based on what I have heard from many residents of the island that have been around to see the development of West End and West Bay, it is like looking into the past at what the rest of Roatan used to look like.
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I sit down with Divemaster Sigurd Haugbro to talk about life, diving, travel, and more.
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I sat in La Ceiba Dream Ferry Station at 7:00 a.m., nearly delirious from a day filled with three flights and a three hour night time car ride from San Pedro Sula. The ferry station did not open until 9:00 a.m. so I kicked back in a chair and tried to get some shuteye. Next thing I knew…
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