10/20/2022 First leg of our journey back!



We enjoyed our last breakfast at the hotel and said our goodbyes to the outstanding staff. Several of the hotel employees came through our eyeglass clinic. 

Guatemalan



American


                   






On the bus and enjoying Guatemala from the road! 
- Saw black tarps covering watermelon gardens.
- Pulled over for a police checkpoint.

Taxis

Rubber trees


Many motorcycles




A little scary, if you watch the road!


Cacti

Refreshment sales
for stopped traffic


Played one card of Questions for Humans, "What was your favorite concert, and why?" before dinner.

Dinner and birthday celebration


Devotions in the hotel lobby

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