I left the hostel around lunch time and headed to the joining hotel "El Carmen". The hotel was fine and I had my own room which was nice.
Initially I was a little unsure of the group. There's a good mix of ages and nationalities but the more time goes on, the better it is.
There's about six of us girls that have stuck together. I know Meera from the last group. She's great and I said to her yesterday that I want to take a little bit of Meera's laid back attitude home with me. The other girls are mainly from the UK and one Canadian. All lovely!
Our journey from Antigua to Flores was so long. It took 12 hours in a bus. We stopped a few times but travelling makes me sleepy.
When we got to Flores, it was lovely. A very old charming island surrounded by Lake Peten Itza. The girls decided to go for a swim before dinner. It was so lovely and warm.
We all went out for dinner and that was nice. We had to be up at 5:00am to hike the Tikal ruins so it wasn't a late evening.
Getting up so early two days in a row was tough but so worth it to see the ruins of Tikal. We walked for about four hours through the jungle and discovered the history to the ruins and why they were built a certain way. Turns out the Mayans loved to slaughter people. It seemed like every story ended in someone being beheaded and their blood mixed with the insects of a local tree to burn in the palace.
After the ruins we headed to a restaurant for lunch. It was nestled in another lake and the only word to describe it is 'Wow'. It just looked so amazing and again we had the opportunity to swim in it.
The water was so clear and warm. I jumped in and touched the weedy bottom, it freaked me out but it was fun. I then freaked because something touched my leg, it turned out to be my hand. Go figure... This amused people in the group no end.
I spent the afternoon just chilling and chatting to Stuart. I've missed him but we've been able to communicate quick frequently.
It's been an odd few days. I do keep thinking about Monday and frankly I'm dreading it. I do miss Dean as a person and he didn't deserve to die but as awful as it sounds, I am in such a better place now. I'm happy with the person I am, I'm more confident, carefree and honestly happy.
I'm sure whatever Monday throws at me, I'll deal with it. I feel a tad foolish thinking if I run away from it, it won't happen but of course it does. I wish I had my family around me but I don't so I'll just have to deal with it.
We're leaving Guatemala today and heading to Belize. I'm looking forward to exploring Belize. I'll probably do some swimming and maybe horse riding again. I am seriously considering loaning a horse when I get home.
I'm currently eating breakfast alone (ok well Ducky doesn't count!) and it's quite nice. I'm far more comfortable with my own company now. Although I shouldn't get used to it as I'll have a new roomie when I get back from travelling...
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