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.

Cruise Down the Rio Dulce to Livingston

Evan and me headed down the Rio Dulce to the town of Livingston.  We passed a bird rookery on an island in the middle of the river.  There were lots of birds in the trees making quite a squawk.

Another boat heading down the river.

People in canoes.

Houses on the river.

Lilly pads.

The other people in the boat.  Note the age of the crew.

A stop-off at a hot spring at the edge of the river.

Evan tried out the hot water.

Then we visited a cavern up the hill.

It was very hot inside.

Into the canyon with towering 300 foot tall white cliffs.

Motoring down the river.

Coming to the mouth of the Rio Dulce where it pours into the Caribbean Sea.

We arrive at Livingston.