logo
Submissions Log In Subscribe e-Edition
Google Play App Store
  • News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Gillespie Life
  • Commentary
  • Obituaries
  • Classifieds
  • Public Notices
    • Place a Notice
    • View All Public Notices
  • Photos
  • Special Sections
    • News
    • Business
    • Sports
    • Gillespie Life
    • Commentary
    • Obituaries
    • Classifieds
    • Public Notices
      • Place a Notice
      • View All Public Notices
    • Photos
    • Special Sections
Guatemala: Getting there not half the fun
The view from Travis Stinson’s restaurant, Tul y Sol, on Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. — Photo by Gayne Young
Gillespie Life
OUTDOORS ON END By Gayne C. Young, on March 20, 2024
Guatemala: Getting there not half the fun

Whoever said, “getting there is half the fun” never traveled from Fredericksburg to Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, during spring break. I know this because there was nothing fun about my trip between such points. Unless, of course, you find dealing with airlines that are bothered by your existence, listening to teenage missionaries sing their praises for hours on end, and traveling some of the absolute worst roads known to the history of mankind fun. I don’t. And didn’t. But then again it was worth the pain for what I got in the end.

Subscribe to the online newsletter:

* indicates required
ePaper
google_play
app_store
It might also interest you...
PCAA announces return of Musical Evenings on Marktplatz
News
PCAA announces return of Musical Evenings on Marktplatz
May 13, 2026
The Pedernales Creative Arts Alliance has announced the return of its Musical Evenings on Marktplatz series for 2026, with the next event scheduled fo...
A: Main, News
Pasture mealybug case found in Gillespie County
By Annie Bresee Standard-Radio Post reporter 
May 13, 2026
A new pest has entered the chat. The Gillespie County AgriLife Extension Office was notified of a case of pasture mealybug found in the eastern and no...
A: Main, News
Homestead values fall as Gillespie appraisal growth slows
By Dalton Sweat Regional Editor 
May 13, 2026
After years of rapid increases in property values across Gillespie County, new appraisal figures show signs of a cooling market in 2026, with average ...
A: Main, News
County tables right-of-way amendments following public hearing
By Annie Bresee Standard-Radio Post reporter 
May 13, 2026
The Gillespie County Commissioners Court decided to take no action on proposed amendments to the county’s right-of-way regulations following a public ...
A: Main, News
City aced audit, praised for clean accounting
By McKenna Dunworth Standard-Radio Post reporter 
May 13, 2026
At the city council meeting on Tuesday, May 5, Kevin Randolph, a certified public accountant with Eide Bailly, presented his financial firm’s independ...
A: Main, News
Education Foundation finds its ‘face’ with new executive director
By McKenna Dunworth Standard-Radio Post reporter 
May 13, 2026
The Fredericksburg ISD Education Foundation kicked off May with a new executive director, Megan Riddle. Riddle plans to draw on her expansive nonprofi...

Subscribe to the online newsletter:

* indicates required
ePaper
google_play
app_store
ePaper
google_play
app_store
This site complies with ADA requirements

Copyright © Fredericksburg Standard

  • Advertisers
  • Contact
  • Copyright Policy
  • Privacy Accessibility Policy