Off to Guatemala!

We set off in the pouring rain to the border. We didn't have to unload our bags this time which was good.
Driving over the border was like driving through a car wash!

Stopped by a nice lake for lunch then off to the camping site where we are spending the night. I am fantasizing about a 5 star hotel!

Next its three hours walking through the Tikal mayan ruins. Fantastic! Its in the jungle with few tourists and the ruins are impressive. And true tropical weather as you can see.

Then after the worst nachos of my life we went to our tents. Hot, sweaty and covered in sunscreen and mosquito repellent we went to bed in our clothes. Me of course am using my pop up mosquito net for the first time in a tent in the pitch black as my camera battery is nearly flat! I sort of get it up and that will have to do!

A very uncomfortable night on a thin mat with questionable sheets.Read more