Well, what a difference a day can make. I was expecting to have Scott come home tonight, however, the Pacaya volcano eruption has closed the airport. At this point, I'm not sure when he will fly home.
The Pacay volcano is about 15 miles south of Guatemala City. On Thursday night, the volcano started to spew and sent ash out over quite an area. The report was 3 inches of ash. Here is a photo of an American Airlines plane parked on the tarmac with ash on the top.
I got a message from Scott this morning that his flight would be delayed. But, of course, looks like the airport will remain closed until about Sunday. I spoke with a Rotaplast person this afternoon and she said they were working on getting new flight reservations for everyone. For those desperate to get home, they may bus them to El Salvador to fly out there.
I have heard that they are taking the Rotaplast team to a hotel near Guatemala City to stay until the airport opens and they start flying planes again. The location of the Rotaplast mission was a 4 hour bus ride from Guatemala City. Maybe the team can find something relaxing to do while they wait.
I can't imagine waking up to a sight like this:
There will be many hours of clean up work.
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