Blog 2 20/03

We´ve been here for a month now, a lot has happened since we last blogged. After staying by the lake we moved to another lakeside location, Flores, in the North and this time the water was such that you could actually swim. After a hot and sticky twelve hour journey, we arrived at hostel ´Los Amigos´ where our Antigua friends were staying, much to our surprise. We spent the next few days swimming, eating and drinking  together, with a few others we met along the way. As the week drew to a close we bused up to Tikal, the ancient Mayan ruins and climbed many  a step to experience epic views of the rainforest, from small ledges at the top. A feat that definitely wouldn´t be possible by British health and safety standards.
On Monday we travelled South to Lanquin, where the beautiful waterfalls of Semuc Champey are situated, again we encountered previous people we had met along the way. Currently we are volunteering in ´El Retiro´ hostel, for our food and board, cheap drinks and tours are also thrown in. Again we occupy ourselves eating, drinking, swimming in the river, perfecting card games, scrabble skills and casually hearding poultry into each other´s rooms, to much amusement. Also feeding a certain Canadian marmite, to his intense dissatisfaction.
Yesterday we finally got round to exploring the caves and waterfalls of Semuc Champey, made all the more romantic by the soul source of light being candles, which we held, climbing through cracks and crevices. Slightly impractical when surrounded by gushing water. We then ventured to the Jurassic Park-like jungle and pools. Howler monkeys sound a lot like dinosaurs.
Yet another week has passed, and it´s time to move onwards and Eastwards to Rio Dulce. Tonight, our last night will probably be filled with more drinking, dancing and frolicking.

 Pen-knife coming in handy in Flores

 Watermelon in zoo

 A dip in the lake

Tikal

 

 Locals 

Hasta la vista baby.