Ethan here. I’ve been back in Massachusetts for a while now and apologize for taking so long to post anything on my Yukon adventures. I flew into Whitehorse on midnight of August 12, met up with my brother and spent the next day packing, enjoying a little backyard BBQ, and playing Settler’s of Catan. On [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ethan’
Hart River
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ethan, Hart River, Packrafting, Yukon on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Centro Explorativo Book Drive
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged centro explorativo, ethan, guatemala, Nebaj on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the ways Ethan spent his time this summer was as a volunteer teaching English to 4-6 year old kids at the Centro Explorativo in Nebaj every afternoon at 4 PM. Hopefully he will tell you more about this experience later. Our friend Chris, a Peace Corps volunteer in Nebaj, has set up an [...]
Hiking to the waterfall in Chichel (near Cotzal)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chichel, ethan, guatemala, Hiking on August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Be forewarned that I don’t have maps for this one and I didn’t take notes as I went, so this description is a little dodgy. Don’t go unless you’re prepared to get lost. I should also warn you that currently (July of 2008 ) Cotzal has a gang problem (people will warn you about “las [...]
Hiking from Nebaj to Acul: Routes II and III
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Acul, ethan, guatemala, Hiking, Nebaj on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(For those of you uninterested in trail descriptions, photos are at the end of the post.)
Acul II
Distance: 7.25 km
Total Elevation Gained: 520 m
Total Elevation Lost: 520 m
I’ve already described the most direct route into Acul. This is definitely not the most direct, but it is a good hike with nice views (and it is [...]
Hiking to Cocop
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cocop, ethan, guatemala, Hiking, Nebaj, Pulay, Rio Azul on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Note: I give distances where possible in the trail descriptions below. All distances and notes on elevation lost/gained are cumulative from the beginning of the trail. Photos are at the end of the post for those of you want to skip the text!
Cocop is a small village nestled in a high valley east [...]
Guatemala advice: cell phones
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cell phones, ethan, guatemala on July 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We had dreams of escaping noise and technology here in Guatemala. We parked the cars and threw our cell phones in a drawer. It has been great not to drive for several months, though we admit to bringing one laptop (and Jennie misses her Tivo). However, we discovered in the first week [...]
Nebaj to Acul
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ethan, Hiking, Nebaj on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is the most direct rout to walk from Nebaj to Acul. Jennie and did it our first weekend in town, then stopped by Hacienda Mil Amores for a snack before catching a ride in a micro back to Nebaj. There are pleasant views from either side of the pass down into [...]
Hiking Around Nebaj
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ethan, guatemala, Hiking, Nebaj on June 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The country around Nebaj is spectacular; rugged mountains surround small villages tucked in the valleys. It’s a working landscape with corn fields and pastures that creep up from the villages into the mountains onto surprisingly steep terrain. As a result there are paths that crisscross the landscape connecting the cornfields and pastures to the [...]
The Barber of Antigua
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Antigua, ethan, guatemala on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ethan decided to get a proper haircut from a barber on our first day in Antigua. Behold the before and after:
And here is Ethan with his Guatemalan barber:
If we run out of things to blog about, we may just post weekly updates of Ethan`s hair growth…
In Limbo
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ethan, guatemala, Quiche on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jennie and I are still somewhat adrift here. Plans keep changing and things move slow. I’m sure it doesn’t help that the person who was Jennie’s main contact before we arrived is in Washington D.C. for at least another week. So far we’ve stayed in three different hotels in three different cities (Guatemala [...]
