Our bikes really needed a wash after riding through all the construction. The guys found a car wash and gave them a quick splash.
So we didn't have to back track, the English speaking young man at the internet place told us about a "back" road that runs lakeside to our next destination. He said it was paved, narrow and had a couple of elbow turns. He wasn't kidding but its a ride none of us will forget for a long time. It fact when we were done, we all wanted to turn around and do it again.
It was Sunday and the market in Patzicia was packed. We were gratelful of the Toyota in front making its way through the crowd. Not sure how long it would have taken us to get through on our own. Everyone sure took a second and third look at the three of us riding through town. We drew quite a crowd at the gas station at the top of the hill.
The same young man told us that Chimaltenago had a Burger King. We figured it might be our last shot at fast food. There were two armed guards in the Burger King parking lot. They directed us to a stall. The parking lot was empty yet they put the 3 of us in one stall. We didn't argue.
Next were the cobblestone streets of Antigua. Don led us to the school he found last year, but they moved and did not inform him. We got directions but there are no street signs to be found. You have to count blocks and there are many one way streets. We finally parked the bikes and Don and Wayne went looking for the school on foot. We were only a few blocks away.
The school had a room for us and we signed up for 5 days of Spanish lessons.
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