Down the hill by the lake

We took a stroll down to the lake about 10 days ago. We are in no rush to check out our surroundings and, unlike travelling where you cram in sites and sounds as fast as you can, we have plenty of time to see everything. So it was after a week or so that we decided to go and check out the lake at sea level just a 10 minute walk from home. Following the dry river bed from the bottom of our street we headed towards the lake with thick forest on either side.

One moment we walked past palm trees and huge leafed plants and the next we were walking alongside a coffee plantation or a field of maize until the view opened out on Lake Atitlan. The photos do the rest of the talking. I've already decided to come back at about 4am to get some really decent shots in the early light. Need to get my hands on a tripod from somewhere.