Dad & Yee Visit

Cutting it just under the wire of our departure from Guatemala, my dad and his girlfriend Yee made a little visit to us. Yee traveled all the way from London and my dad worked in his visit between business trips to Los Angeles. Although we only had four days to visit, it was very nice to share sometime with both of them. Due to the fact that we were ending our work with Ajb'atz' and sending home our kitty Nieve to be with my mom, we only spent time with Dad and Yee in Antigua. It made for a much more relaxing vacation and pleasant visit to not be traveling around to other cities.

During most of their visit we hung out around the city, enjoying the many shops and cafes that abound. Lucky for us, Dad and Yee to a liking to one of our favorite coffee places, & Cafe, which became a daily ritual. Many thanks to Dad and Yee for taking us out to quite a few delicious restaurants like Nicolas, Nokiate, and Cafe Mediteraneo for dinner. We hadn't eaten that well in a long time!


Other highlights included drinks at Sky Cafe on the rooftop and driving up to the Cerro de la Cruz lookout over the city. But, probably the best experience was visiting the Valhalla macadamia nut farm just outside the city. We were treated to a personal tour from the owner, Lorenzo, and privy to a lot of his dirty jokes as well. Dad and I received special facials with their macadamia nut oil and we all oggled over an adorable kitten. He was at first nursing from his mother but allowed us all to hold and pet him before he climbed a rock wall to get outside! This kitty encounter has helped "seal the deal" for Dad and Yee to get a few kittens of their own now that Yee has fallen in love with them again.


We had a great visit and really appreciated all the traveling, expenses, and energy Dad and Yee put into visiting us in Guatemala. Our time with them was a great goodbye to Guate, but also a send off onto our travels in Central America.