Hello, Guatemala!

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Arriving Panajachel, Guatemala, for the boat ride to San Marcos on Lake Atitlán.

We arrived Guatemala Tuesday, spent two nights in Antigua then headed to Lake Atitlán to celebrate the 70th birthday of Joyce Maynard, a writer and long time pal of Ann’s, at her stunning house/hotel/retreat on the lake.

Left and right, scenes from Antigua Guatemala; center, on the boat to Joyce's cliffside house.

Joyce has been holding writers’ retreats here for years…