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Lake Atitlan and Tikal Dec 6th-7th
Again we had to get up early this morning as we were heading off on the 7.30am bus to Lake Atitlan. We were also checking out so had to store our luggage in the hostel until we got back. We managed to grab a little bit of breakfast as we ran out the door to our mini bus. The bus journey was going to take 2.5 hours. I was sitting in between two older American people. One named Judy and the other Chris. We got chatting and Judy went on to tell me about her lifetime ...
This Place Tikals Our Fancies
... the water was quite deep. The guide climbed up the wall and then jumped off. It seemed pretty dodgy so most people didn't do it. I did though and it was fun. Tess kicked her barefeet into rocks a few times and ended up with some small scale injuries. After the caves another two guides joined us, they were as small as the other guide and just as crazy. They took us to a rope swing which looked downright dangerous but everyone gave it a go and man it was exhilerating. ...
The "Traveler's Track"
... species and what it could be used for and he even managed to coax a crocodile out of it’s pond so we could see its strength and speed as it snapped for the piece of bread he held out on a stick. After 8 hours of hiking through the jungle we were exhausted. Back in Flores we found a little stall selling a mixto plate of one super burrito, one tostada, one taco and a cold beer all for less than three dollars. We were happy for the bargain after spending ...
No money and Tikal
... turns out it is difficult to find an ATM in Flores too. The person at the bank told me there was not one, so I changed some money. Then I realized there is one in the supermarket. I must have spent 15 minutes trying my card to no avail. I walked over to Santa Elena and went to FOUR different banks and still nothing. I was getting a bit anxious at this point. I finally gave up and went to the hostel. I had some American money to change, but not really enough for all of Guatemala. I had it ...
Tikal
... park.
I jumped off in Tikal at about 4:30 and checked into Jaguar Inn. As its quite remote one was pretty pricey at $50! I was beginning to sense a theme with Tikal .... bloody expensive!
After checking in I headed out into the park for the last hour before it closed. Managed to see Complejo Q & R and the Gran Plaza.
After coming back from the park, I discovered that we had no electricity until 9am the next day! Apparently the ...
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