Have you ever been to a real volcano?

This is lava! Yesterday me and my roommate Catherine hiked up a volcano (with a tour) in Guatemala...the volcano is called Pacaya. This is real lava...that has been hardened and stuff. It is really really cool...and there was heat coming up from it and everything. And there was this one part, where you could look into the crevice, and there, like three feet below where my feet were, there was red hot molten lava! It was such a cool experience...definitely not something you see everyday.

This is the view from the lava crater. The dark part is the lava, and the rest of the mountain, and then there are just mountains and mountains in the distance. Pictures will never do it justice, but it was absolutely breathtaking. We were standing in the middle of a volcano, surrounded by clouds rushing over us. Wow.

This is me, standing amidst the lava. We had to wake up at 5:30am to go and do this, but it was definitely worth it. Worth every second of being out of shape during the climb (which was only 3km) to the top...for this unforgettable experience.

Today I took a bus for 15 hours. I´m back in Honduras. I loved Guatemala, but it´s nice to be back too! I think tomorrow I´m going home...to Ciriboya.

I HAVE A NEW NEPHEW!! Jonah Alexander Yang, born December 16, 2006, at 11:30pm. I haven´t seen pictures of him yet, but I can hardly wait. I am an auntie again!!