Jagged Little Pili

Woke up in Hacienda Tijax far too early as usual and went to have breakfast. Was scared by a huge spider that was hiding in the napkins, but that did not put me off tucking into the nicest plate of pancakes ever. Food in Guatemala is not great, so when it is, you really appreciate it.

This was the day that Mili and I were separating, so it was a bit depressing making separate reservations in hotels and taking different buses in opposite directions. My bus left a lot to be desired. I decided to save some time and money and go on the 2nd class bus to Flores, it's a 4 hour trip and there was standing room only!!!

About an hour into the trip we got stopped by the police and had to get off. Luckily when we got back on I managed to get to the back of the bus and sit on some steps. I eventually got a seat after approximately 1h30. Got talking to some guys from Honduras, they seemed quite depressed about their experience in Guatemala so far. It was really sad, they were coming here to look for work and it seemed like they'd been taken advantage of. The guy I was talking to said the food was bad and that they had taken all their money (I don't know who "they" was but I can believe they did) He was also talking about how it was as corrupt as Honduras, and he'd only been here one day!! The two Hondurans I spoke to said they wanted to go to Spain... I didn't know how to tell them that it would probably not be easy.

Arrived in Flores at around 3pm. Got a taxi to my hotel (Hospedaje Doña Goya) and inmeadiately went out to sort out my tour to Tikal. Managed to get the last seat on the plane to Guatemala. Phew. That is it up until now. Should go back to the hotel and lie down and eat. Incredibly tired.