We woke up the next morning, packed our stuff up and drove across the bridge into Santa Elena (the Guatemalan one). Kerry had a plan of hitting up a little (large!) farmers market about 5 minutes drive from Flores. We wandered around it for about 20-30 minutes and left with several bags of delicious fruits, vegetables and bread products.
There’s a kid and his bicycle sitting on the back of this truck. About 20 minutes later, there was another kid and another bicycle.
The Jungle Dome!
I pet the dog, named Dinero, once. I regretted it. He was adorable, but he needed a bath something fierce.
We had showed up early, so the lady at the Dome arranged for us to go horse riding for the afternoon!
There was a giant hurricane in October, so there was decaying plant matter everywhere.
Soy bean fields as far as the eye can see.
This was one of the best parts of my trip. Usually when you go to a tourist horse riding tour they put you on these lame horses that haven’t seen solid food in years and can barely hold you up. You get a tame little ride through some little area and then you head back.
These guys let me go FAST. Like REALLY REALLY FAST. My horse, Saucy, ran half the length of the soy bean fields and then back again. Good horse, good run, so much fun!
I think this kids name was Eric. He was riding backwards, and I told him “I’m taking a picture of you, showoff.” He replied that he wasn’t showing off…
NOW he’s showing off š
Saucy. She worked hard for me and we had cuddles after. Sherman (the guide guy) said I could take her with me if I could fit her in my suitcase. I tried, but it didn’t work out.
A photo of Sean and Kerry being cute. And Dayl reading in the background.
The room I slept in.
A rad frog Sean spotted by the pool. Looks surprisingly like a frog that Jake took a photo of in Fiji…
Agricola! This was one of two times I beat Sean. He was sick this night. š
I’ve been pretty busy, but I’m trying to keep these updates coming. Lots more days of fun to show off! Food for Day 4 is next!