A New Border

We've made it to the south end of Mexico, staying in San Cristóbal de las Casas last night. Today, the plan is to cross into Guatemala.

We spent last night doing some prep, and ended up with arrangements for the next two nights in Guatemala and a lead on a place to stay in El Salvador the following night. Turns out it's good to know folks who also travel...and not just of nightly accommodations. Mount Fuego had a pretty serious eruption Sunday in Guatemala, killing many folks.

From: "Guatemala volcano eruption map: Where is the evacuation area? Is it still dangerous?", Express, by Georgina Laud, 4 June 2018

Our connection there (learned at the last minute of a friend at Lake Atitlán) says it's all travel-able, though. We'll continue as planned, striving to be respectful of the tragedy that has just occurred.

So we need to leave México and enter Guatemala today, which are two different activities. To leave México, it's a matter of returning our vehicle permits and closing out our visas. Then, to enter Guatemala, we'll need to acquire those same things. All borders heretofore are borders we'd crossed before, so had some idea of what was going to happen. All borders henceforth will be new. Trying to allow plenty of time for the process.

BTW, San Cristóbal has been amazing. I had been hoping to stay someplace closer to the border...and perhaps along a more direct, southerly route. So glad we came here, though. The 5,000-foot climb (driving) up the curvy mountain roads was worth it alone, but the city is also really pretty. Definitely need to come back here to explore.

...but I think they have living refrigerators. Nick wanted to cuddle it. I'm more inclined to exorcise it.