8th May
We left Trek Stop San Ignacio at 1pm for the border crossing into Guatemala, 10 mins away. Belize officials all very friendly, then pass through Immigration in Guatemala but there is no Customs here. Just a guard with a pump action shot gun. The group all paid extra US$ to upgrade from the chicken bus to an air conditioned private van. We arrived at the island of Flores in Lake Peten after a 90 min drive. Hotel room is okay, not much room for your knees in the loo. Guatemala seems like a poor country but the buildings & homes are very colourful in the town. The group had dinner by the lake in a very nice restaurant. John says the beer is good & Lyn likes the Piña Coladas.
9th May
John took Lyn out for Mothers Day. We left the hotel at 5am for the 1hour drive to Mayan ruins at Tikal. We saw lots of animals including spider & howler monkeys but no Jag
uars. Johns convinced that they are mythical beasts. Climbed lots of temples fantastic views across the jungle. John actually climbed up a very steep 30 metre ladder staircase (wooden) to the top of one temple. Only a few from the group went up. This site rivals Palenque as our favourite. When we arrived back at the hotel, I received a bunch of red roses for Mothers Day. What a lovely surprise!!!!!!!!!!
We leave for Rio Dulce tomorrow which apparently is full of spiders & scorpions. Not sure if it has internet but we know there are no ATMs.
We left Trek Stop San Ignacio at 1pm for the border crossing into Guatemala, 10 mins away. Belize officials all very friendly, then pass through Immigration in Guatemala but there is no Customs here. Just a guard with a pump action shot gun. The group all paid extra US$ to upgrade from the chicken bus to an air conditioned private van. We arrived at the island of Flores in Lake Peten after a 90 min drive. Hotel room is okay, not much room for your knees in the loo. Guatemala seems like a poor country but the buildings & homes are very colourful in the town. The group had dinner by the lake in a very nice restaurant. John says the beer is good & Lyn likes the Piña Coladas.
9th May
John took Lyn out for Mothers Day. We left the hotel at 5am for the 1hour drive to Mayan ruins at Tikal. We saw lots of animals including spider & howler monkeys but no Jag
uars. Johns convinced that they are mythical beasts. Climbed lots of temples fantastic views across the jungle. John actually climbed up a very steep 30 metre ladder staircase (wooden) to the top of one temple. Only a few from the group went up. This site rivals Palenque as our favourite. When we arrived back at the hotel, I received a bunch of red roses for Mothers Day. What a lovely surprise!!!!!!!!!!We leave for Rio Dulce tomorrow which apparently is full of spiders & scorpions. Not sure if it has internet but we know there are no ATMs.
Sounds like you have a great Mother's Day, Lyn. Much more excting than most.
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