South from Guatemala, what a day

Before I tell you about I absolutely have to tell you about the place I stayed in in Guatemala City. The place itself was basic nothing fancy about it the price was 39.00 per night which I thought was a little bit steep for what I got although it does include breakfast. I mean I had gotten the same basic thing in Mexico for 200 pesos. But now let me tell you about the owner-Edgar. I told you I got there about 6 o´clock in the morning because the plane was so late. I paid him and tried to sleep. Well he never came around that night for the rent and I decided to stay one more day. The following day I see him and tell him I need to pay for last night and tonight. Well he didn´t charge me for it because I was so late. Talk about early check in! Then yesterday when I tell him I´m leaving I ask directions on the map and he says he´ll take me and my bike out of the city because the traffic is so heavy in the morning. Well he must have taken me about 30 kilometers! He dropped me off at the beginning of the toll road, and yes the do permit bikes and no you don´t have to pay. From then on the next 40+ kilometers were all down hill-YES! From the time I started it seemed like forever before I had to pedal. So is Edgar an awesome dude or what? Well I finally got to the point where I actually had to pedal and for the most part it was pretty good mostly rolling with some mellow long climbs which were paired the same thing going downhill. Then at about 1 o´clock my rear derailleur starts screwing up well I manage to get it half assed functional and end up in a town named Chiquilumilla. Great little place on the side of a mountain about 2 kilometers off the road I was on. I got a room at the hotel San Juan de la Tran, whoever he was. It is 60 Quetzales for the night. There are about 7.3 Quetzales to the dollar, so yes I´m happy. I managed to make the repair so no Chris I am not returning yet. At any rate it is time to do some more exploring and maybe have something to eat.
Hasta la vista Baby!