Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Bungalows + Jungle + Ruins = Tikal

Tikal . . . Wow! The Lord is truly amazing. While the ruins are interesting to learn about and, from the top, have a spectacular view of the jungle canopy, it is what surrounds the ruins that makes it worth walking through the heat. The wildlife is awesome. While touring the park with our tour guide we were able to see some howler monkeys, coatimundis (raccoon family), and a few tropical birds. We walked for about 4 hrs, and saw most of the ruins.
We returned to our bungalow located inside the park, ate lunch, and a took a dive in the pool. It was about 90 ˚F, with 85% humidity without A/C, and we only had electricity (from a generator) from 6pm – 10pm. So, the pool was nice to have. After swimming for a little while we returned to the trails to see spider monkeys, toucans, parrots, and other types of birds. The sunset was awesome, but the animals took the show!
The next day, we took a canopy tour. The guides put us in harnesses and we rode some zip lines through the top of the jungle. We went through 9 zip lines and 10 platforms about 40-50 feet above the ground. It was so much fun!! Afterwards, we went back to walk around the park and we saw some crocodiles, lizards, turtles, and some more birds. In all, it was an awesome trip. The only thing that we didn’t see was a jaguar or snake. Jodie was happy about that!




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