Guatemala Trip

As seems to be typical here, the rules continually change without much notice nor reason. Last year when the two American volunteers, Tulichia and Lauren, were living at the casa they went into San Pedro Sula once a month and got their visa extended for 30 days without problem. Well now they won't do that anymore and you have to go all the way to Tegucigalpa (4 hour bus ride each way and $28 round trip) and pay $32 just to stay an additional 30 days. The other option is to leave the country and when you return you get a new 90 day visa. So tomorrow, Friday, I am driving with Masbely, Xiomara and Sandra to Cortez on the coast and then north to the Guatemala border got get my passaport stamped and return. I appreciate your prayers for an easy crossing without running into red tape hassles. Saturday and Sunday are elections in Guatemala so my initial plan of going for the whole weekend were changed because sometimes elections there turn into protests and demonstrations so I am going to avoid all that. Things here are drying out somewhat, although the streets in the neighborhood are still very messy with mud.