Messi! (Guatemala)

Yesterday was pretty relaxed in the morning. Nicole went on a jog, which I am still barred from doing due to my legs. We all ate breakfast, and headed to Guatemala City in hopes of finding tickets to the sold out game. The drive wasn't too bad, but when we got to the city we had a bit of a challenge navigating all the one way streets. Nicole and I grabbed tickets as we were driving by the stadium, so we were happy campers, but the boys waited to see if they could get better prices. By the time we actually found the hotel, Jared was rebelling against driving anymore.
We settled into the hotel, and quickly left to get the boys tickets. The hotel is within walking distance of the stadium, so it was easy. The area around the stadium was pretty chaotic, vendors everywhere, horns going off constantly, and food and beer every couple feet.

 We pregamed a bit, grabbed some street food, and then some pretty neat half Guatemala, half Argentina soccer jerseys. The game was great; it was just a friendship game, so the crowd was very tame, which I think was good as no one else had ever been to a Latin American soccer match, as many people know, those things can get out of hand! Messi played three quarters of the game, and scored three goals, which was awesome to witness. I hope to get in more soccer games throughout our Latin American leg of the trip. After the game, we walked back to the hotel, and called it a night.