Parrot Nest Lodge San Ignacio

... area.

We began by again getting on a very beat up minivan with another couple from Britain. Most of our drive was on regular roads but then the driver took this minivan off-road for a long time including crossing two rivers (no bridges included). It was definitely a new experience for us to cross a river with no bridge in a minivan that looked like it was ready to fall apart.

When we finally arrived we began our hike through the jungle for about an hour ...

... to enter Xibalba like the Mayans would have, respectfully and TOTALLY in the dark…. I’ve never experienced a darkness like it, it made no difference to have your eyes open or shut… but I kept mine open anyway! After a short while we switched our lights on again to resume the scramble/climb over rocks and wading through water. The rock formations were spectacular and my photos just do not do them justice. To get to ...

... looking one, places it on a rock and takes a lump of stone (first checking that it wasn't a piece of temple) and whacks it. Hard. After a few thumps it's cracked and the oil is oozing out - Palm Oil, which Margaret was invited to use as a moisturiser. This, says JP, is the secret to Mayan's youthful looks. And so to ...

... lay their eggs. They also had other captive bug life on display, including a tarantula, a praying mantis, and a leaf-cutter colony in a Plexiglas box so you can see their fungal farming activities.

Just so we didn't have to wait another day to see some ruins, we had one more stop on the way back to the lodge...

... I cannot mention , be praying that Gods will be done and for His provision. Thank you and for those of you that have read this and haven't accepted Christ as your personal savior and are still entangled by sin and on the road to hell, I pray that my words and life have shown you there is a better way, the one way to eternal life in heaven with God and His son who he sent to die for your sins on the Cross so that you by accepting this free gift may have ...

... straw hats. I wandered around, bought some stuff for family, but mostly just watched people. Eventually i bought a pair of shorts, as all mine are knee length and i'm getting a sick farmer tan on my legs. (on another note, i got home in my new shorts, and found a tooth in the pocket. now that doesn't happen every day.) After i went home, changed, napped, and then hired a taxi to go to Xunantunich, a mayan ruin close to San ...

... on top. It was good, but not as good as the meals of the previous nights. We grabbed a few more drinks after dinner and sat on the swing while the cicadas droned. Victor came over after a bit and told us about how he would lay out and sleep on the deck on nights when no customers were staying because it was so nice out. We agreed but said that the mosquitos would probably eat Erinn alive. He told us ...