One Hazy night..

Well, we have officially been in Antigua for three weeks now and still loving it. What´s not to love... wonderful home cooked meals, a cleaning lady, rooftop patio for studying, one-on-one teachers that come to us every morning, a weekly one hour massage for Lydia costing a whopping $15...(also at our house), unending pubs, restaurants, cafe´s, theaters...life is definitely tough here in Guatemala!

On Saturday night we decided to reward ourselves after a long morning of study with a night out at a local Arabian restaurant named Gaia. We were lucky enough to arrive just as the prime table came available, a corner filled with pillows where we could stretch out and make ourselves comfortable. The big appeal was not only the incredible food and surroundings, but also the ability to order a shee-shee pipe to your table. Doug was a big fan of the Shee-Shee when he worked in Saudi, and even brought one home to Australia when he left.

The Shee-Shee is basically a large vase like contraption filled with water,a hot coal on the top burning fruit leaves underneath, and a pipe protruding out to allow for a nice fruity inhale and smokey exhale. (Don´t worry mom, there is little to no tobacco ;o) ). We spent the rest of the night blowing smoke rings, drinking wine, eating garlicky food, and planning our future travels. With Lydia´s spousal Visa being approved (yay) and specifying that I have to be in Australia by May 08 (boo) we have decided to potentially do a few months travel around Australia once we land (yay). We will of course keep you posted.

Here are a few pics from our Saturday night adventure.



As always, if you can´t see this slideshow, please check out the link here - Week 3 Antigua Pics