Today we went and got the suggested vaccinations and up-to-date tetanus shots. Dr. Lee, with his 32 years of practice, gave us three shots each in record time! Yay, we are one step closer! Malaria pills and Yellow Fever vaccinations need further researching before commitment...
Plane tickets: $355
Vaccinations: $540
Celebration beer: $9
Four months in Guatemala: Priceless
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
41 days
And day one of training....
So it was decided that should Brian and I become trek guides, we should be able to, um, climb a mountain. What a crazy idea?
We set off towards Blue Hills Reservation (ok so not quite a mountain, but a collection of hills) for a hike. With ominous skies ahead, which turned into rain, we were on our way towards Boston. Agreeing that we aren't that hardcore yet, we stopped off at Barnes and Nobles to do some guidebook reading and REI perusing while we waited for the rain to pass. Luckily, the weather cooperated and even gave us some blue skies. Armed with a loaf of bread (not kidding) and water we traversed the Skyline trail, which took us up and down the rocky Blue Hills, past Ellis Tower and a weather observatory, and within 10 feet of a friendly little deer.
I have to say that up until the deer encounter Brian could not stop talking about seeing a deer. "Kylie, wouldn't it be cool if we walked up on some deer?" "I'd love to see a deer." "Kylie, if we're quiet, we might see a deer." I wasn't being quiet. I had had coffee that morning so I had "diarrhea of the mouth," as Brian calls it. (Quite the role reversal, right?) The deer was definitely a suprise, especially to me, since I didn't notice and would have walked right past it. On the other hand, the deer had no fear and walked pretty darn close to us. Brian acted fast and pulled out the camera, so we should have some pictures to post soon.
At the end of the hike, we felt pretty good. Tomorrow will tell. We pinky-promised that we would come back to Blue Hills, so hasta la proxima vez!
Y manana, off to the travel clinic. Shots, anyone?
So it was decided that should Brian and I become trek guides, we should be able to, um, climb a mountain. What a crazy idea?
We set off towards Blue Hills Reservation (ok so not quite a mountain, but a collection of hills) for a hike. With ominous skies ahead, which turned into rain, we were on our way towards Boston. Agreeing that we aren't that hardcore yet, we stopped off at Barnes and Nobles to do some guidebook reading and REI perusing while we waited for the rain to pass. Luckily, the weather cooperated and even gave us some blue skies. Armed with a loaf of bread (not kidding) and water we traversed the Skyline trail, which took us up and down the rocky Blue Hills, past Ellis Tower and a weather observatory, and within 10 feet of a friendly little deer.
I have to say that up until the deer encounter Brian could not stop talking about seeing a deer. "Kylie, wouldn't it be cool if we walked up on some deer?" "I'd love to see a deer." "Kylie, if we're quiet, we might see a deer." I wasn't being quiet. I had had coffee that morning so I had "diarrhea of the mouth," as Brian calls it. (Quite the role reversal, right?) The deer was definitely a suprise, especially to me, since I didn't notice and would have walked right past it. On the other hand, the deer had no fear and walked pretty darn close to us. Brian acted fast and pulled out the camera, so we should have some pictures to post soon.
At the end of the hike, we felt pretty good. Tomorrow will tell. We pinky-promised that we would come back to Blue Hills, so hasta la proxima vez!
Y manana, off to the travel clinic. Shots, anyone?
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
48 days until departure
Holly Freeaking Crap! What have we been drinking? Too much, whatever it is! Cause we are going to Guatemala in a month and a half and still are dragging our asses on getting things in order. Not like we are going to be there for four months! Cripes! Goodbye to the miserable cold winters of New England. We'll miss you when thinking of snowboarding, but not scraping ice off the windshield. Take me in as one of your own, Centeral America! I can't wait to go there especially everytime I slave at work!
Today we've taken the blog for it's first test run. I bet these are going to get more exciting (photos, stories) as we travel. But it will be fun to look back on how we were before Xela. Need to get shots, gear, pile of cash, first aid certification, place to keep my car, learn new language all before November 23rd; now we have a blog to keep going. I'll give this blog my best efforts because we'll never recall the finer details of four months traveling unless we write them down.
Our blog has its first faces with the photo of Franny and Sierra since Kylie and me are dorks and don't have any photos. Opps! There will be awesome pics to come, depending if we look good in them.
Stay tuned for thrilling updates to follow and pictures to be downloaded.
Today we've taken the blog for it's first test run. I bet these are going to get more exciting (photos, stories) as we travel. But it will be fun to look back on how we were before Xela. Need to get shots, gear, pile of cash, first aid certification, place to keep my car, learn new language all before November 23rd; now we have a blog to keep going. I'll give this blog my best efforts because we'll never recall the finer details of four months traveling unless we write them down.
Our blog has its first faces with the photo of Franny and Sierra since Kylie and me are dorks and don't have any photos. Opps! There will be awesome pics to come, depending if we look good in them.
Stay tuned for thrilling updates to follow and pictures to be downloaded.
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