We called Casa Palopo repeatedly until we left Guatemala City and got no answer. Casa Palopo is where we were staying on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala until we fled the rains of tropical storm Agatha on Saturday.
Later Saturday afternoon the bridge on the only road to the lake washed out and still hasn't been repaired. We just hope Janet and Rudy and Guillermo and Jennifer, who were so gracious to us, are okay.
Back in Guatemala City they said it was a ten year storm. Elias, who drove us from the lake to the city, couldn't go home, and still can't, far as we know, because the bridge at Solola remains out until "Wednesday to Friday."
Everything was complicated by ash from the eruption Thursday of Volcan de Picaya. (Guatemala City airport finally reopened on Tuesday, but due to the backup our first shot at leaving was Friday, so we came here to El Salvador for a flight home today, Wednesday.)
Casa Palopo was really nice. Hope it's intact. Have a look after the jump.
The newspaper said there are thirteen people dead in the village adjoining this hotel. You hate to think it, and we don't yet know, but if they aren't the people who served us, it's just gotta be that it's some of their family or friends.
Bless 'em.
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