TO GUATEMALA CITY ( November 9, 2014)

Left Nelsons apartment at 8 am and his friend Mario took me TO Santa Anna and then I proceeded to the border alone.i have crossed all the borders doing the paperwork myself and it is not that difficult and the runners just drive me nuts anyway. Took just over an hour which was the fastest so far. I was missing some paperwork for Guatemala and the guy found the original in his large file from when I had come down, which was unbelievable. Drove another two hours and was in the traffic of Guatemala City which is horrendous, found the BMW dealer and then called Thomas who came and picked me up and went to his house.

Went to the German Club for supper and a bottle of vodka. I got hold of Cisco whom I had met in Chihuahua  and he joined us and brought me three pairs of socks which I have never been so happy to receive cause my socks are walking around on their own. 

As we were about to leave Cicero pulled out his flask and shot glasses for a few Tequilas. It never ends and now am going with him to his house on some lake three hours from here on Friday. 

Was a great evening full of laughter as usual and lots of stories and the vodka didn't help.

I have to get to Cabo San Lucas on the 17th for Charmaine's arrival. Still have no maps or gps and maps are not easy to come by. Was looking at the State Department's website, which was a mistake, about Mexico and Guatemala and  they make it out as if it is a war zone.