Tuesday, May 29, 2007

In Lago Atitlan, Guatemala

Well Joe and I are currently in Lago Atitlan Guatemala. We scored big time when we ran into 2 older ladies at the Tapachula aduana and they invited us to crash at their hotel for free and follow them into Guatemala. We turned it down but got their number and somehow ran into them doing the crossing, which... was a blast I might add.

Last night sleeping way in a poorer side of Puerto Madero/Puerto Chiapas, we had an incident.We had been letting our guards down and well, I paid.We found this huge semi concrete abandoned palapa and pulled the car under it. After dinner and beers yadda yadda, joe slept in the car and I pulled out my little foam pad and slept next to the fire.

Around 215am, i randomly woke up and started trying to rebuild the fire. thats when I noticed the shady guy walking up.FUCKKK WHERE IS THE FLASHLIGHT???? He talks to me in pretty good english, about my age, and asks for some pesos for some ciggarretts or something, i throw him 20 and say im going to bed. I laid awake in the dark for a while and he did return to grab something he left and he left again.

Anyways, next thing I know, hes coming up behind me as Im laying on my stomach and as I turn to get up, he grabs me around the neck with something sharp against my throat, im thinking glass, still dont know. I fight naturally, and get cut on the hand, then in the struggle one slice catches the bottom of my nose tearing it up, then I got stabed in the arm. Im yelling for joe, cause its dark as hell and Im disoriented and seriously scared for my life. Joe comes running out with the machette and the guy takes off like mad. We hit the hospital, 4 stiches in the arm and cleaning for everyting else. I cannot stop replaying that thought in my head. It took everything I had to enter Guatemala today and to convince myself its a fuckked up world and that could have happened anywhere, and next time we reaaaaaly need to pick better spots, paid, and closer. Glad to know God was watching out for me, and I thank god I had joe with me.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow bro you gotta be careful. Walk softly and carry a big knife.

Bill Graber said...

Bummer

Whiffleboy said...

Definitely keep that machete handy. Be careful down there.

Surfsister said...

You are out of your element so you have to be more careful than you would be at home. That could have happened at home, but you don't let your guard down there. So don't do it on your trip either, Dave. I'm glad you're safe. This could have been much worse than it was. Get those Spidey senses working. Don't take too many chances. With that said, go score some waves and enjoy the rest of your trip!

Jerod Estapa said...

Geeezus, man! I hope you bought more machetes the next day. Two per person sounds about right. Be safe, dude...

Anonymous said...

ahhh yeah so im really extremly glad i didnt come with you in the end! i relly hope your ok? call me soon MWAH! xxx miss you :(