My favorite thing I did in Guatemala was to wake up early one morning and go on a beautiful, wonderful, perfect sunrise paddleboarding trip on Lake Atitlan. It was magical, and I loved every moment of it! The man who lead it took amazing pictures of this amazing experience, pictures that I'll treasure of a very special experience that I'll always treasure even more.
It was still dark when we started out, but the sky soon lightened.
That's me in front
Ready for my close-up
I was the fifth one in from the left.
From the other side, so now I was the fifth one in from the right. They managed to serve us a hot beverage of our choice as we watched the sun come up. How cool (or rather, hot 😄) is that? I had a lemon herbal tea, and it was refreshing in the cool morning air with the warm volcanic water underneath.
Front and back views of me again. The most important view was the one I was looking at. The sun rising over the mountains and filling the lake and its surroundings with the fresh light of a new day was so beautiful.
Some really good group shots...
There I am on the right. I didn't actually stand up and paddle at all. I didn't even kneel very much. I sat pretty much the whole time! I wanted to enjoy the experience and not stress about losing my balance and falling in. So that's exactly what I did!
Yoga poses on the boards
This is Nancy, my role model for aging beautifully
I should have stretched out my front arm more, but at least I did something!
Back at the dock
This was one of the best experiences of my life, and I'm so grateful that I did it! Someday, I hope to do it again, hopefully in this very place.
