Hello once again to our loyal readers!
We arrived safely in Flores once again after our short little jaunt through the Peten Jungle region of Northern Guatemala. We are all extremely tired and smelly, but glad to be back in a place with toilets and showers. However, the jungle trek was an amazing opportunity to see spider monkeys swinging from tree limb to tree limb over our heads and the nesting point of the endangered Scarlet Macaw. We also hiked in to the Mayan ruin of El Peru and became some of the very few people in this world who will ever experience the Mayan ruin while it was in its beginning stages of excavation. Our tour guides took wonderful care of us, feeding us well at meal times and supplying our group of twenty with plenty of water and providing shelter. It was hardly any work for us except for hauling ourselves up some steep paths to El Peru.
This will be a short update, more to be added later. Tomorrow is yet another early day (up and ready to leave at 5:00 AM) to go visit Tikal and then on Sunday we will all go to Mass and then take a six hour bus ride to Hopkins, Belize.
Until next time!
HOLA
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Glad you enjoyed your jungle trek. I cannot imagine being that close to spider monkeys and beautiful birds. Can't wait to read more about your adventures.
ReplyDeleteWe are glad to hear from you. Other than being exhausted, it sounds like everyone is fine. Hope you get some rest before you start another busy adventure tomorrow. Wow, all the things you are getting to do and see. Stay safe and thanks for the update.
ReplyDeletePat & Patty
Sounds like everyone is being taken care of. Wish I could have seen the spider monkeys.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear all the stories about the jungle, and the pictures will be amazing - wouldn't recordings of the sounds be cool!
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Terri
I can only imagine how amazing the jungle is! We cannot wait to hear the stories and see the pics. Have a safe and fun last few days.
ReplyDeleteChris - your mom, Matt and I are ready for you to come home. We miss you and love you.
Hey you guys! This is Kaleigh, Duck's granddaughter! I was just blogging to say hi! Is Guatemala everything you expected? I'm going with you guys to Rome this summer! It will be a blast! Hi Sara! Hey Reece, leave the snakes alone.
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