Guatemala was fun I'm so happy I decided to go! We went to the local market in San Ignacio before we headed out to cross the border and ate the most delicious tacos for breakfast! We packed into a truck like sardines because the air conditioning broke for the bus we were supposed to take. Crossed the border with no issues and drove through Guatemala for a couple of hours until we reached Tikal. It was HUGE! The biggest site I've seen so far. It makes Aguacate look so tiny its rediculous.The tallest structure wasn't that impressive because it had scaffolding on it and you couldn't actually walk up the original stairs but the wooden steps they installed. My favorite was the ritual structure with really unique architecture along the sides. We walked up stairs to get to the top of that one and it definately got our adrenaline pumping. It was straight up and the wind started blowing so hard that the plaster on top of the structure was falling off. The view from the top was gorgeous though, even better than the tallest building because you could see a lot of the main plaza. Our tour guide definately wasn't the best, nobody could really understand his broken up English so he just spoke in Spanish and people translated. I was one of the only ones that didn't speak Spanish so I was guessing what the structures purposes were for on my own. Thats ok though cause that's what an archaeologist does.
From Tikal we headed to the little island of Flores where we stayed for two nights. It was a very fun place to stay and the most touristy place I've been so far. We all took a nap right when we got there because it was the first time we got to relax all week!And we partied hard the night before at Faya wata for Tori's b-day so we were all exhausted and needed to charge up for another night out on the island. We went to a local bar/dance club that was really fun!
I think everybody gave up on sleeping in for this trip. I wake up at 5:30 every morning no matter how long I get to sleep! We took a little taxi thing across the bridge to the market. It's amazing how those things can fit in the tiniest places, kind of a scary ride but super cheap! We realized the market didn't have much to offer so we decided to walk around. Well we came across Burger King and couldn't resist! After 2 weeks of chicken and rice it was awesome to have some fries! We walked back to Flores to watch the final World Cup game with a bunch of crazy Duth men. Let's just say they were upset with the final score:) It was a fun atmosphere and they had great smoothies! Went out to dinner with the staff members who were in Flores also then had a relaxing night drinking rum and cokes at our hotel overlooking the lake. It was a much deserved break from teh field!
Tori and I woke up early the next morning to get some breakfast and came across Cafe Amelia. So yummy! waffles with honey...probably the last normal breakfast I will have for a while. Wanted to stay longer on Flores but it was time to head back to Belize! We stopped in San Jose to swim in the Itza Lake. Yes, the third San Jose I've been to now! It was nice to finally get in the water and escape the heat a little bit even though the water was warm. Had a really great weekend and tomorrow I won't be back at Aguacate but on the farm to get ideas for my research project!I'm excited to switch it up!
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