Tikal
Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 8:00AM So as for the luxury bus we got on our trip to Tikal, the way there wasn't quite so luxurious to say the least. After traveling by plane and hopping on an 8 hr overnight bus we were exhausted. It would have been more luxurious if we hadn't gotten the only seats in the back that didn't recline. But we couldn't really complain when we looked outside and saw what living conditions people lived in. Jeremiah, the good husband that he is, let me sleep on the two cushioned seats while he slept below on our backpacks! Let's just say the way back was much more comfortable!!
But the trip was 100xs worth it! Tikal was incredible! We also lucked out and got the best tour guide and best tour group ever! We all became instant friends!
The Mayans were amazing! They invented a system of writing and a highly sophisticated calendar that is pretty much right on. The temples were incredible. We had fun climbing to the top. Can you imagine building one of these? Isn't it crazy that these were all covered up and only recently discovered? There is so much still to be unearthed. At the rate that the moss is growing on the edifices if nothing is done to uncover these they'll be covered in 200 years. It is a very timely and very expensive process to unearth and what we saw, which was massive, was only about 20% of Tikal!
Reader Comments (1)
whoa. now i understand you what you meant by 'amazing' :)