After spending a few days in Antigua, we left for Panajachel, a small town on Lake Atitlan, which is a body of water in a huge volcanic crater. The home where we stayed was amazing–it had a large grassy yard where we played with hacky sacks, croquet, and a soccer ball! The morning after we arrived, we met up with Mr Cox who had come to join us! We took a boat ride to a small village across the lake called San Juan La Laguna where we had lunch, then learned about cacao beans and how they make chocolate. After that, we went to a small art gallery and had painting lessons! It was so so fun! William, Tate, Mr. Cox, and I all did a similar version of a lake and volcano view. Mom did a “bird’s eye view” of a guy picking coffee fruits. It turned out so well! Dad did a different version of the lake and volcano (a style different from the others). And Keegan painted a tree in front of a lake. We got some tips from the artists on how to make them better. We were all pretty surprised at how they turned out (except for William’s — we all knew it was going to be amazing! 🙂)! After that, we had a tour of a textile shop (and learned how they weave) and about the coffee-making process from a coffee shop. We all got to try some of the coffee and it was delicious!
The images above are from a coffee shop we enjoyed in Panajachel called Crossroads Cafe. We befriended the barista and then got to meet the roaster/co-owner, Byron, who took us on an impromptu tour of their small roastery, which was behind a secret door that looked like a bookshelf. It was really fun to hear Byron explain their process and how they ship their coffee all over the U.S.
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