Palenque, Mexico

It was a short and sweet stay I did in Flores, stayed only 2 nights and this morning I headed for Palenque, Mexico. Had to wake up at 04.30 (!) to take the minibus to Mexico. It was a long a bumpy ride with a lot of changes. We drove to the border on this damn bumpy road for 3 hours, that took us to a river. There we changed transportation and got in to this tiny long tail boat and headed north up the river for 1 h to the Mexican border. Felt likeI was sneaking into the country illegally. From the Mexican border the roads were so much betta. i have to say that there is a biiig difference in between Mexico and Guatemala. Guatemala is just poor, Mexico aint.

However, the silly minibus driver didnt take us all the way to Palenque instead he dumped us all of in a cross town 1 h away. Everyone had to go out and change bus AGAIN. Silly we thought, money they were thinking as it turned out that we had to pay 20 more pesos to get to Palenque. Annoying as we had all paied to get to the the final desitnation. But hey what can you do.... so in we squeezed in this little minivan with all our backpacks on the roof and off we went.

Palenque is a small little town with not so much to do. People just come here for the Maya ruins and stay a day or two. I am staing in El Panchaan tonight in this little shack in the middle of the jungle. Betta not be any spiders around. It is a beautiful little place with cabanas and huts but I think I will only stay 1 night. But hey when you pay only 60 pesos a night you can not expect too much. 60 pesos is like 3 dollars, which is like 2 euros and even less pounds. Damn it is cheap.

Tomorrow it will be another early morning as I will go and check out the ruins and then head south to San Cristobal to celebrate x-mas. I still cant belive it is xmas eve in 2 days!

Hasta luego todos y feliz navidad!