Good bye Belize

It is good to be back in Central America. Belize was is an anomaly I think; I was not worried about my personal security, we arrived on time, and people did not really try to rip me off. Guatemala is like night and day from Belize. Monday night we arrived in Tikal. It was late and we splurged on a nicer bus that would take us directly to the national park. Rooms were 55 USD; we opted for the 5USD a night hammocks that they offered. It was the second worst night of sleep thus far. Tuesday morning rolled around and I was up at 5:30 and ready to go. My body was hurting all over; for some strange reason my abs were wasted. We got in to ruins just after 6am. That was the way to go. There were not tourists and it was cool. It was raining but that did not last long. Tikal was well worth the uncomfortable night in the hammock. It was breathtaking. I was not expecting much and was taken back by how amazing the ruins and the jungle were. We stayed for a few hours and then headed out to catch a bus to Flores and then on to Guatemala City and then to Antigua.

We got in to Flores and caught the 12pm bus to Guatemala City; estimated time of travel was 9 hours. We were then going to catch a late bus and be in Antigua around 10:30. After running out of gas, blowing out a tire, and being stuck on an impassible road for a few hours we rolled in to the city at 1:30 am. There was only one hotel open and they took us for 20usd. Even though the 13 hour bus ride and the night of little sleep in the hammock basically ruined my body I woke up pretty refreshed this morning. I am still extremely sore from both ordeals but in good spirits.

Antigua is amazing. We are going to grab some lunch and stroll the colonial streets before heading out to El Lago Atitlan. We are still debating on where to head to next, if we crash here or if we head down to San Salvador. It is nice not to have a schedule or plans.