Flores and Tikal

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November 18th 2006

Published: December 1st 2006

Guatemala: Flores and Tikal The border crossing from Belize into Guatemala was a bit interesting. They have a compulsory bribe of about 3 dollars you have to pay to be allowed across and apart from that they barely look at your passport and the actual border looks like a market. We just kinda meandered through the throng of people and were told that if anyone wanted to search our bags we would kn... Read Full Entry

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A lot steeper than it looks 2

The stairs leading up to Temple IV. This was just the first set there was another 5 or 6 sets.

This looks fimiliar

Spot the X-wing get a prize.

Me on Yavin IV

A sad mans dreams come true.

Yavin IV

A better shot of the rebel base.

A lot steeper than it looks 3

Ross contemplates a faster descent.

Group Shot

our motley band pose for the obligatory photo in the bowl of a massive tree. from left to right: Claire, Jamie, Erin, Me, Nicole, Claire, Alex, Sim, Dan, Anki and Bengt. only one of the group missing was Georgie as she wasn´t too well.

Me & Claire at the lost world

This was the best shot out of half a dozen.

The Lost World 1

The group make their way to the foot of the pyramid at the Plaza of the Lost World. this is the oldest inhabited part of Tikal dating several hundred years earlier than the rest of the city.

Me at The Lost World

View from the top of the pyrimid from the last picture.

View from The Lost World 1

View from The Lost World 2

View from The Lost World 3

Dan enjoys the view while Claire and Nicole struggle with the steps. (Claire: i had sore legs that day from caving. also this was the 20 millionth temple we climbed and it wasnt even 10am yet. its ok that i 'struggled' up the steps. so there.)

The Lost World 2

Claire takes a break during her descent before....

The Lost World 2 cont

... demonstrating her novel technique to the rest of the group.

Posing for photos

Can´t remeber if this was going up or coming down either way the rest was appreciated.

A howler monkey

Check the video and hear him roar. spot the monkey competition: circle the monkey and send the pic back to us to recieve a free guatemalan worry doll! woooooo!

1st December 2006

Craig Webster
non-member comment

Rawr!
Those monkeys are ace! I want one! And a hammock - they look really comfy. Video works fine although it's not immediately obvious how to open it. I'm going to watch Star Wars again and try to spot where the X wings went.

1st December 2006

Greg
non-member comment

hi agen
These pics r amazing, the view is great from the top! oh and i didnt spot the x-wing *sniff* :( lol Greg

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