Into Guatemala

I've managed to get my ugly self across the border and into Guatemala. Phew! What a day... I left Placencia in southern Belize at 6.30am this morning. First move was to take a ferry across the Placencia lagoon to Independance. A brisk walk took me up to the main highway and from their I got a 4hr bus up to the capital, Belmopan. From Belmopan it was another couple of hours across to Benque where I got a taxi to the border post. After walking across the border another 3hr minbus trip landed me where I am now, Flores in northern Guatemala.

This is a seriously beautiful little town. It's set on an island in the middle of a huge lake with one bridge connecting it to the mainland. All the restaurants are on the water and I enjoyed a stroll between them on the cobblestone streets. Does make me a bit envious of those people not travelling alone though!

Tomorrow I'm off the see the ruins of the great Maya city of Tikal. My shuttle leaves at 5am so its gonna be another long day, but I'm really looking forward to it.

I omitted to include any photos in my last post so here we are...

I found this in Puerto Cortes. I'm glad as I wasn't too sure where I was going myself...

I spent 4 hours waiting for my boat (thats the one in the picture) to Belize to leave. I got to bond with the local fishermen though...

I loved this sign in Placencia... Notice the ground too, the whole town is built on sand.

That's Phil, a guy I met on the boat over from Honduras. Pretty much sums up what there is to do in Placencia...