So yesterday was fairly uneventful. Tere picked me up in Tulum a little before noon, and I had to say goodbye to my beautiful little beachfront bungalow. We drove through Playa del Carmen on our way to Cancun. Playa was a crowded, bustling little beach town with tons of tourists, hotels, hostels, you name it... A little before two, we arrived at my hotel in Cancun, the Ritz Carlton. It was very nice, and my room had an amazing view of some of the bluest water I have ever seen in my life. After the float in Sian Ka'an, I turned a bit pink, and needed to stay out of the sun. Luckily, my hotel room had a balcony, where I could sit, read, relax, surf the web, etc. all with a beautiful landscape right in front of me. I called it an early night since I had to be up at the asscrack of dawn this morning for my flight to Guatemala (via Panama).
I woke up a few minutes before my alarm was supposed to go off (just before 4:30am), got showered, shaved, packed, and met Tere in the lobby. She drove me to the Cancun airport, where we said our goodbyes, and I checked in and waited for my flight to Panama City. The flight was just under 2 hours. I made my way to my connecting flight to Guatemala and a few minutes later boarded a much smaller jet bound for Guatemala City. The flight took just over 2 hours, but we gained an hour with the time zone change... The flight landed and I did the normal customs and immigration thing, and eventually I was met by a driver to take me to the hotel where I am staying in Guatemala City (the Westin). After I got checked in, I got a call from Bryan, the tour leader of the trip I'm on asking if I'd like to meet him for a late lunch. I did, and eventually the rest of the group made their way down to the pool area where we were sitting and all 7 of us hung out by the pool, had some margaritas and mojitos, and got to know one another. It should be a fun group!
We are about to have a group dinner and then call it an early night because it will be another early morning tomorrow... We leave the hotel at 5am to get to the airport in time to check in for our flight to Tikal, where we will be spending the day tomorrow for Easter. Should be a great day! I'll definitely take tons of pictures tomorrow!
I woke up a few minutes before my alarm was supposed to go off (just before 4:30am), got showered, shaved, packed, and met Tere in the lobby. She drove me to the Cancun airport, where we said our goodbyes, and I checked in and waited for my flight to Panama City. The flight was just under 2 hours. I made my way to my connecting flight to Guatemala and a few minutes later boarded a much smaller jet bound for Guatemala City. The flight took just over 2 hours, but we gained an hour with the time zone change... The flight landed and I did the normal customs and immigration thing, and eventually I was met by a driver to take me to the hotel where I am staying in Guatemala City (the Westin). After I got checked in, I got a call from Bryan, the tour leader of the trip I'm on asking if I'd like to meet him for a late lunch. I did, and eventually the rest of the group made their way down to the pool area where we were sitting and all 7 of us hung out by the pool, had some margaritas and mojitos, and got to know one another. It should be a fun group!
We are about to have a group dinner and then call it an early night because it will be another early morning tomorrow... We leave the hotel at 5am to get to the airport in time to check in for our flight to Tikal, where we will be spending the day tomorrow for Easter. Should be a great day! I'll definitely take tons of pictures tomorrow!
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