OK,
so here we go! Our accommodations in San Pedro! By the way, hotels
throughout Guatemala were always interesting to say the least. Most of
the time they were pretty clean, but always, always, interesting
people! We never saw a chain hotel (i.e. Hilton, Holiday Inn, etc..)
and prices were somewhat negotiable. Usually we paid in a range from
$6.50 to $20.00 US depending on whether or not we had a private bath.
In San Pedro we paid $6.50/night with private bath. Not bad huh?
So.........Left; Looking up at San Pedro our hotel is in the middle. Look for a yellow building with steps and white facade with semicircular cut-outs. That's us!
Above Right: Ahh... the suicide shower! I don't think we've talked about them yet. Hot water tanks don't exist here, so instead instant hot water heaters are attached to the shower head. Usually not much thought is given to the electrical wiring near water. See the breaker box to the left inside the shower. Pat was only mildly shocked once throughout the trip which either means he didn't take many showers or he was damn lucky!
Below Left: "THE" view from our balcony at the San Francisco. Beautiful lake, town, ferris wheel, etc.. Note the hand rails surrounding the fine patio furniture.
Below Right: One level up from our room we could lounge about and relax in a hammock with this spectacular view.
We've been kidding a bit about our stay at the San Francisco, but all kidding aside the place was great. Friendly people, clean rooms, and the best view on the planet. Hard to beat for $6.50 / night!
There
was no shortage of places to eat and drink in San Pedro. Many of
the hippies who never left went into the food service industry. Good
hippie music everywhere!Left: Rich and Jan from s/v Slip Away and Carrie at Zoo La. Great food and neat lounge area surrounded by hammocks. They had real tables too. We usually ate breakfast here (at a real table).
Below Left: Shanti Shanti has a relaxed atmosphere and a wonderful view of the lake from all tables. It made us want to meditate and become vegetarians but we resisted the urge.
Below Right: Dining / Lounging area upstairs at Buddha. Great Asian food including SUSHI! We found ourselves here more often than not for dinner with at least a dozen or so of our newest friends. Great place to chat and meet others. A Buddha in Guatemala? Who would have thunk?!
