lago de atitlan

spent the night in santa cruz la laguna, which was very nice. large family syle buffet dinner, chicken, pasta, taboule, vegetables, and more. weather cleared up and had a great view of the surrounding area in star light. had a bed in a glorified tree house dorm room with no electricity. as i was going to bed, placed my hand down, and taken aback by a screaming cat that was sleeping in my bed. moved my hands around to makes sure he wasnt still there, then jumped into bed and there was a bulldog resting near the pillow the started after me. bigger shock, but my face was not attacked. left early the next morning to take a boat back to pana, and got a shuttle to the market in chichi for the day with a danish kid. spent the night in pana and ate an amazing uruguayan beef dish (beef, ham, bacon, mozarella, red pepper, and tomato) though paid for it throughout the night. much to my delight the bathroom did not have toilet paper, so i had to improvise. im clean, dont worry. laying low until tomorrow, when i take a 930am shuttle back to antigua as a stopover before honduras. pana is a very bohemian town, just as many local street vendors as lost hippies - selling jewelry and handmade clothing. plenty of drugs to be smoked for those wishing to take part. they advertise a beach here, but nothing appetizing. i have a nice private room in a hospedaje, two beds and desk for Q40 a night, about $6. this afternoon i have plans to walk up to a local nature center for the afternoon to ¨hang¨ out with some monkeys.