Lyds 30th B´day bash

Well unfortunately no longer can Lydia say she is in her 20s as she has finally cracked the big 3-0.

After weeks of debating about how we were going to spend the big day, we eventually went with a 3 day plan that involved a big night out with our good friends at the Sun Dog and a couple of days of pampering (for Lyds) in Antigua.

After our week on the boat in Belize we finished back in Rio Dulce. As many of you are by now aware, outside the Casa the Sundog Cafe has been our home away from home. Owners Babette and Uri and fellow Casa volunteer and Sundog barmaid - Bec, have truly become good friends of ours over the last 3 months. So it was only fitting that our last night in Rio Dulce was spent at the Sundog.

Having made a few great new friends on the boat we were more than happy to share the night with Scott&Anthea, Inga, Hennenke and even Captain Raul and first mate Carlos.

As the rest of the Bar´s patrons left, we soon took over the place and the drinks flowed into the wee hours. Despite a normal 10pm closing time, Babette was only too willing to let us kick on and on well past the 2am mark (liquor laws are a bit lax in the sleepy little towns of Guatemala).

The night was filled with many laughs, many group dances, and many karokee sessions (including Lyds and I belting out our version of the words to many Dutch songs, much to the amusement of Uri and Babette (both from Holland). All up it was a great night to finish up on.

We have now arrived in Antigua once more so Lyds can enjoy a session of massage, facials, hair colouring, seaweed wraping, waxing, polishing and all those other treats women seem to love indulging in once and a while. Tonight we are off to our favourite restaurant here called Gaia which has superb Arabian food. Not exactly traditional Guatemaltecan fare, but we don´t care !!. Hopefully tonight will also help me add a few pounds as so many people have pointed out that the Rice and Bean diet at Casa Guatemala has seen me wasting away !!

In the next few days we leave for El Salvador and some much needed beach time.....

Here´s some pics from Lydia´s big night...


If you can´t see the above gallery, check out the link here - Lydss 30th