Palomino to Guatemala 10th-12th Dec. '24

This travelling overnight is going to need a rethink :(
At least I've been able to escape the mosquitos in Palomino (argh!) at the expense of the sunshine and beaches.
The journey went a bit like this:
Bus from Palomino to Santa Marta, hike to then find the main bus terminal for the bus from Santa Marta to Bogota - not too bad. Then another hike to the airport. Flight to Guatemala City, change planes to Flores, Guatemala.
It's a tiny airport. Reminds me of Tivat in Montenegro :)
Therefore, please excuse me for not bringing light to dark lives and joy to the world, I wasn't able to get the MacBook going whilst on the road.
Flores looks interesting - an island town in the middle of a lake, off-shore from the main town. The place I'm staying is very near the island end of the bridge.
I had a quick wander around the island streets, then went into the main town to get some cash, have lunch, check out the old market area (a bit of a 'souk' feel to it.
I'm tired now.
I just had energy left to pop into a tour operator just up the road, to book a trip to 'Tikal'. It's an ancient Mayan site that looks not-to-be-missed. I also booked my onward bus to Belize, so it'll be two early mornings in a row for this tired but happy boy.Read more