Tikal & Belize

This week was particularly great. I've been in Guatemala over 4 months now and I hadn't seen very much of the great Mayan artifacts that this country is known for. I was able to take this week off to explore Tikal in northern Guatemala. I was surprised how large the whole park is. It takes 4-6 hours to walk around and explore it all. Unfortunately I don't have a camera, but here are some other people's images of the park:




After you take the long journey up to Peten, it isn't a very long trip to Belize and the Yucatan. And up until a week ago I still had only a small handful of beach experiences, most of which weren't memorable. However, my two days and two nights at Caye Caulker, Belize are quite unforgetable. The highlight by far was going snorkeling off the Belize Barrier Reef. I don't have a camera, but fortunately the tour guide, Carlos tours, takes pictures from the trip and can burn a disc (for a cost). Here some of the critters we found:

3 new life goals:

1. Scuba diving certification
2. Get a camera that can take pictures underwater
3. Dive with Whale Sharks, which fortunately reside not far away, just off the coasts of Mexico, Belize, and Honduras.