{"id":2134,"date":"2009-02-27T18:15:11","date_gmt":"2009-02-27T23:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/?p=2134"},"modified":"2009-02-27T19:24:20","modified_gmt":"2009-02-28T00:24:20","slug":"nels%e2%80%99-notes-nomadic-wandering-shenanigans-feb-16-20-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/2009\/02\/27\/nels%e2%80%99-notes-nomadic-wandering-shenanigans-feb-16-20-2009","title":{"rendered":"Nels\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Notes: Nomadic Wandering Shenanigans Feb 16-20, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Yet another weekly update posted a week late, but this time, I promise&#8230;the current weekly update will be posted tomorrow. ~ Steve S.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Countries: <\/strong>El Salvador, Guatemala<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miles Driven<\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 449 Miles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Song of the Week<\/strong>: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Two\u00e2\u20ac\u009d -Ryan Adams<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"234\" height=\"60\" data=\"http:\/\/ws.amazon.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Ftheworldbyroa-20%2F8014%2F705ae8a6-3b10-45be-bcd0-16d7c44e2426&amp;Operation=GetDisplayTemplate\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"id\" value=\"Player_705ae8a6-3b10-45be-bcd0-16d7c44e2426\" \/><param name=\"Movie\" value=\"http:\/\/ws.amazon.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Ftheworldbyroa-20%2F8014%2F705ae8a6-3b10-45be-bcd0-16d7c44e2426&amp;Operation=GetDisplayTemplate\" \/><param name=\"Src\" value=\"http:\/\/ws.amazon.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Ftheworldbyroa-20%2F8014%2F705ae8a6-3b10-45be-bcd0-16d7c44e2426&amp;Operation=GetDisplayTemplate\" \/><param name=\"WMode\" value=\"Window\" \/><param name=\"Play\" value=\"-1\" \/><param name=\"Loop\" value=\"-1\" \/><param name=\"Quality\" value=\"High\" \/><param name=\"Menu\" value=\"-1\" \/><param name=\"AllowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"Scale\" value=\"ShowAll\" \/><param name=\"DeviceFont\" value=\"0\" \/><param name=\"EmbedMovie\" value=\"0\" \/><param name=\"BGColor\" value=\"FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"SeamlessTabbing\" value=\"1\" \/><param name=\"Profile\" value=\"0\" \/><param name=\"ProfilePort\" value=\"0\" \/><param name=\"AllowNetworking\" value=\"all\" \/><param name=\"AllowFullScreen\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"name\" value=\"Player_705ae8a6-3b10-45be-bcd0-16d7c44e2426\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"align\" value=\"middle\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/ws.amazon.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Ftheworldbyroa-20%2F8014%2F705ae8a6-3b10-45be-bcd0-16d7c44e2426&amp;Operation=GetDisplayTemplate\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><\/object><noscript><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Book of the Week<\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mr. Nice\u00e2\u20ac\u009d-\u00c2\u00a0 Howard Marks<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0749395699?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=theworldbyroa-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0749395699\">Mr Nice An Autobiography<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; border-top-style: none! important; border-right-style: none! important; border-left-style: none! important; border-bottom-style: none! important\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=theworldbyroa-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0749395699\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quote of the Week<\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I Am Thirty and Flirty.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201cT-shirt (Pink with blue stripes) for Steven Shoppman, from Zsofi Somlai, on his 30th birthday.\u00c2\u00a0 It couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be said better.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"of the week 052\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/of-the-week-052.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"of the week 052\" width=\"266\" height=\"354\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Monday we bid farewell to the gracious hosts at <a href=\"www.decameron.com\" target=\"_blank\">Decameron All Inclusive Resort<\/a> and were off to the Guatemala border.\u00c2\u00a0 We arrived late in what looked like a fortress, Antigua, Guatemala.\u00c2\u00a0 In Antigua there are many ruins from Colonial churches dating back nearly 500 years.\u00c2\u00a0 Tuesday marked the day of Steven Shoppman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s birth. We began the day looking at the ruins of the Catherdral of San Jose, and then jumped in the trucks and headed for Santiago, but the construction on the roads resulted in a drive that was pure madness.\u00c2\u00a0 Bus drivers, beyond insane, passed us on mountain pass curves, honking a crazy musical tune as they took turns on two wheels. Still alive, we decided to celebrate the day in Panajachel.\u00c2\u00a0 To celebrate, we pulled out the sweet Power Ranger pi\u00c3\u00b1ata purchased at the store that morning.\u00c2\u00a0 Steve grabbed his Cambodia machete, and moments later it was raining candy for the local children as they came pouring out of the woodwork when they heard the candy fall.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday was \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Market Day,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d as we made our way to Chichicastenango. This town holds one of the largest markets in the country and is said to be the center of the local Maya culture and religion.\u00c2\u00a0 Stands along the streets sell t-shirts, colorful hand-made blankets, hammocks, traditional clothing, masks, food and machetes. Thursday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s drive brought us to a small town called Sacapulas, and was highlighted by the age of our bartender.\u00c2\u00a0 He was twelve years old, yes twelve. When we first arrived at the bar, we waited for the bartender to arrive while his son or local kid watched it for him. However, we soon realized that the kid behind the bar that was hardly tall enough to see over the it would be the one sliding us beers, pouring whiskey for the locals, and even kicking out a local drunk.\u00c2\u00a0 Do not worry, though, he made it to school the next morning.\u00c2\u00a0 Shoppman found a local mechanic on Friday morning to get new brakes put on the Tundra, and for both trucks to get an oil change.\u00c2\u00a0 The brakes were more than needed, as we would soon encounter the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Guatemala Death Road.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Due to a massive landslide the main road was closed, so we were forced to take not a road, but a path.\u00c2\u00a0 It was a steep, switch-back that looked as if it had been gone over but once with a bulldozer.\u00c2\u00a0 The width of the path gave us a couple inches on each side, and made it interesting when huge trucks met us from the other direction.\u00c2\u00a0 The Steve duo, however, have done this before, and with their guidance we made it to Coban.\u00c2\u00a0 Mission accomplished.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0035\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/dsc-0035.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0035\" width=\"554\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Ruins at Catherdral of San Jose<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0116\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/dsc-0116.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0116\" width=\"554\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Mask Stand at the Chichicastenango Market<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"dale 032\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/dale-032.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"dale 032\" width=\"554\" height=\"416\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">The Crew with our 12 year-old bartender<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0132\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/dsc-0132.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0132\" width=\"554\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Old Brakes (left), New Brakes (right)\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6good call<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto 10px; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0141\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/dsc-0141.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0141\" width=\"554\" height=\"372\" \/> Landslide that closed the main road<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"dale 051\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/dale-051.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"dale 051\" width=\"554\" height=\"416\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Toyota Tundra navigating the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Guatemala Death Road\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday we bid farewell to the gracious hosts at Decameron All Inclusive Resort and were off to the Guatemala border.  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