Tikal

An odd Canadian fellow that we met in the hostel.

Dawn over Tikal.

We had front-row seats up on one of the pyramids.

The fog and mist swirled in and out, sometimes revealing the other pyramids and sometimes obscuring them from view.

The howler monkeys in the forests which overrun Tikal are quite noisy in the morning.

All of the other spectators.  We were able to get in on a dawn tour.

Coming down off of our perch.

It’s hard to describe how massive the Tikal site is.  And only a small portion of it is excavated.

Recognize this from a Star Wars movie?

Steep stairs.

A small temple yet to be excavated.

Having a beer at lunch.

Ongoing excavation.

Trees like to grow on everything.

Sietze, Evan, and me up on a temple.

An interesting tree.  And with that, we went back to Flores.

Flores

At the hostel in Flores checking out all of the tours that are offered.

The little marina at sunset.

Sietze has a party in the streets.

We found some tasty treats in the hostel.  And some very good drinks, too.

Evan relaxing in a hammock.

Livingston

Arriving at the dock in Livingston.

Someone latched onto us who wanted to show us to a hotel.  We wandered about a bit and found a cheap place to stay.

Lunch.  The seafood was outstanding.

Julia and Sietze, two people from The Netherlands who we had met up in Rio Dulce and who we had accompanied down to Livingston, enjoying their food while a family band plays behind.  The singer/dancer and mom of the family who was very pregnant was also drunk and continuing to drink.  I guess fetal alcohol syndrome isn’t that big of a concern in this part of Guatemala.

The power grid in Livingston.

Evan, Julia, and Sietze enjoying the warm water.

The long and narrow beach.

It was a nice day to be in the water.

Enjoying a coconut with some rum in it.

We also had some cheap cooking wine.

Sunrise over Livingston.