On our way from PDX airport
Volcan Agua in Antigua, Guatemala. Note that ALTO means STOP.
A moto in front of a blue wall.
This is really how they do it in Antigua. Really.
Burgeoning businesswomen of Guatemala
Dramatic shot of the cathedral in Antigua
This is an old US schoolbus brought back to life as a Guatemalan party wagon... better known as public transportation.
We're a little dazed, but so cute
On the way up Volcan Acatenango. Note that Em carries the backpack.
Coffee!!!!
A typical day of Spanish class
A typical hammock store
They still carry things this way. Even in front of picturesque volcanoes. Panajachel, Guatemala.
This is NOT a typical nap in Guatemala, this was special. This kid was tired of his sales job. Still Panajachel (Pana for short)
Sooooooo cute. Pana.
Breakfast - fruit, granola, honey, coffee, and a smile
Criminally tan
Styrofoam packing peanuts = kayak
Ignorance is bliss. Storm is exactly 5 minutes away and we get drenched
A cool old boat. Isla de Flores near Tikal, Guatemala.
A monkey tail. Tikal, Guatemala.
SPIDER! Still in Tikal.
Being cute in Tikal, Guatemala. Ancient Mayan ruins that are fun to climb.
This is exactly what it looks like. Us in front of a Giant Mayan Pyramid.
Ryan gets sunburned in the flimsy kayak. Note handprint. Classic "onlybeenmarriedamonth" move.
Cuter. More Criminally tan. San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize.
No description necessary.
A dock in Belize. Beyond peaceful.
The beach in Belize
Ryan's best howler monkey impression
Our feet. Imagine a Corona.
25th anniversary of Belize independence! What timing!
The national beer. Every Central American country has one, Belikin is Belize's's's.
Nurse sharks. We held them in our arms. Seriously.
This is how you get around dee eye-lands.
Our cutest moment yet.
We bought this. Come visit anytime!
A dog protecting the golf carts. This is about as serious as security gets in the islands. There's just nowhere to run to.
Fruit! The purple ones are dragon fruit, like a kiwi with attitude.
Belize City. More celebrating of Independence.
Those are speakers, and they are all PUMPING. You could hear music for miles.
We flew in this plane down the coast of Belize.
Placencia, Belize. Population - us, towel.
More us.
Flowers. Gingacactaflorealis.
This is Creole. Go ahead, read it!
Wicked sunset from our balcony.
So happy.
Luke and Molly joined us for a bit!
Jerry and Judd were legit flyfishermen. We loved these guys.
Spearfishing. Luke and Ryan take some rubber bands, rebar and PVC pipe into the sea and catch nothing. No animals were injured. The Cayes off of Placencia, Belize
A cool car planter. Punta Gorda, Belize.
A rainy day in Livingston, Guatemala. Yes, we doubled back through Guatemala on our way to Honduras.
Our guide in Livingston, Guatemala.
Six in a canoe. Cool? Not cool? We didn't sink, so we give it half a cool.
We jumped off this waterfall. 80ft high, no joke.
Sunrise leaving Livingston. Maybe our favorite part of Livingston.
Looking good on the way to Honduras.
Ryan is scared he will never get the bags. Roatan, Honduras (Bay Islands)
Emily is scuba diving. (Bay Islands)
Celebrating a successful day of diving. (Bay Islands)
Diver crossing.
This parrot could talk. He said "Hola".
Vegetable truck! This truck would cruise the island and you could flag him down for tomatoes.
Ritual divemaster ceremony. We didn't ask. (Bay Islands)
Cart next to the cathedral in Granada, Nicaragua
Cross next to the cathedral, Granada, Nicaragua
Local beer cozy!
See previous comment.
Find the campaign propaganda in this image! (HINT: the cart, the telephone pole, the sign on the wall, the writing on the ground, and the donkey.) Granada, Nicaragua.
Volcanic island of Ometepe, Nicaragua. Active and super cool. We climbed the one on the right - keep going!
Horseback riding on Ometepe Islands, Nicaragua
EARLY morning waiting for the bus so we can climb the volcano. The bus broke down, we were hours late, we still climbed.
Top of Volcan Concepcion. Active sulfur spewing 10ft to the right. Ometepe, Nicaragua.
Sunset in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
These birds lived outside our room and kept us up all night. But they're cute, aren't they? San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
Em smashed her knee on a rock, but she's still in good spirits. San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
A kinkajou. I mean a tapir. I mean a raccoon. Cool little guy. Monte Verde, Costa Rica.
Ours is the second one in. Popular model to rent in Costa Rica.
Volcan Arenal, Costa Rica. Those are lava boulders hurtling down the side of the mountain. You could hear them (and see them) for miles.
Looking good 'neath a waterfall. Costa Rica.
Surf's up
Roadblock, Costa Rica.
Hummingbird. Costa Rica.
Canopy tour, Costa Rica. We survived.
Coffee beans! Bet you didn't know what they looked like when they're growing. Coffee plantation, Costa Rica
Dressed up to go out in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It's hard to find a flight from Costa Rica to Argentina, FYI.
Tigre, Argentina. We almost fell in.
Cool looking jazz trumpet player, Buenos Aires, Argentina. I mean, this guy can wail.
Em and Ry dancing the tango.
Taxis and taxis and taxis and that one other car.
Ice cream delivery vehicles. These guys were SERIOUS about delivering ice cream.
A lovely lunch in the park. Awwww!
A day at the races.
Argentinian wine. SHAMELESS PLUG: get some.
Ice cream in the "alreadyeaten" state. See the happiness?
An incredibly ornate ballroom. Makes you want to dance. Do it.
These guys were very very fun. Especially the guy playing the washboard, I don't think he knew where he was but he loved it.
Buenos Aires is make out central. I mean, a passionate city and romantic. See?
Christmas in the summer. Hot.
Man dancing tango in Recoleta, Buenos Aires.
Coffee. There is no such thing as "drip" in Argentina.
Christmas in the summer!
We listened to some good music in Buenos Aires.
This is how they start Sunday brunch in Argentina.
Dancing tango in Buenoes Aires.
Colectivos (buses) ready to race when the light changes.
The obelisk in Buenos Aires. It's huge and looks deceptively like the Washington Monument. Do not be fooled.
The pedestrian shopping center of Buenos Aires.
Eating the obelisk of ice cream. This was the "small".
Grapes in wine country. Mendoza, Argentina.
Wine in wine country. Mendoza, Argentina.
Barrels of wine aging in the caves of Don Arturo. Don Arturo is a seriously nice guy.
We like wine country.
Tasting. Mendoza, Argentina.
This is how we got around in Mendoza. Tandem bicycle.
In the mountains around Mendoza. These are the foothills of the Andes.
More mountains.
Look how tiny we are compared to mountains! The one on the left is Mt Aconcagua, the highest mountain in all of the Americas.
Too much time on the bus.
Agreed.
Unused train tracks to nowhere. Mendoza, Argentina.
Unused dock in Bariloche, Argentina (Patagonia)
Teleferico to Cerro Otto. (Gondola to Mount Otto). Patagonia.
Us. In the gondola. On the way to Mount Otto. Patagonia.
On top of the mountain we were talking about.
Holding hands.
Breathtaking views of Patagonia. Breathe!
The line behind the island is where the wind is blocked by the island. It's windy season in Patagonia!
Dudes eating lunch, and unknowingly caught on camera.
This dog followed us for an unnaturally long period of time.
We biked around lake country in Bariloche, Argentina
We kayaked around lake country as well.
This boat was plain old cool.
Em in the driftwood in the cinammon myrtle forest near Bariloche, Argentina. Doesn't that sound like a magical place?
Cinammon myrtle tree. Wasn't joking.
No comment needed.
Mountains, more mountains!
The little guy on the right was new and wobbly.
Glacier Perito Moreno, Argentina. Giant ice boulder would crash at the bottom with great fanfare.
Packing up to go home! It all fit. Almost.
One of many legs of our flight home (I think there were 5, it's a little fuzzy now)
