Travel

​A lot of the roads we drove on in Guatemala were rough. First there the speed bumps placed in places where there are people around. There are a lot. Then the conditions of the regular paved roads aren't that well maintained. In fact, on our last day in Guatemala there was a protest by truck drivers over the conditions of the roads. For the roads that aren't paved with tar but are made with stones (not sure how to describe them) they'll definitely have pot holes with the potential to cause serious damage. On the rural mountain roads it can get worse. There are bigger potholes, rocks of all different sides, bumps in the road, and cracks at irregular angles. This is in addition to the threat of falling rocks, sharp drop offs on one side, random animals, and worse conditions when it rains. It reminded me of hiking but in a vehicle. You'd probably be best off in an SUV and pickup trucks but we saw trucks, motorbikes, tuk tuks and we were in a passenger van. But any vehicle your insides will be scrambled by the end of the trip. Much thanks to or drivers Walter, Alberto, Mario, and Pastor Rick for the expert driving. Protips: where a seat belt so you don't bounce out of your seat and bump your head on the ceiling, don't learn on the sides you'll only end up slamming into it and into a window, hold on to something, and take Dramamine if you know you get motion sickness.  Gordon Mark