But, im getting ahead of myself. Thursday we fled the approaching storm Wilma. The prediction was she would make landfall in Mexico and then curl up to Florida. But a category 5 would still reek havoc on our little island and ruin any chance for scuba or “resting on the beach.” So we packed up and flew to Belize City, in route to Tikal, Guatemala. Tropic Airlines wouldn’t fly us on the afternoon (cancelled) flight Wednesday but ‘would’ fly us Thursday morning for the 8:30am flight… till we got to the airport and they told us they were transferring us to Maya airlines. So, we were the only 4 on board.
The airport in Flores is ‘nice’ by Central American standards and a gem in the crown for Guatemala. We breezed through immigration and customs to meet Emil the travel man. He agreed to provide van service for the 4 of us $20 each round trip for our ride 1hr up to Tikal. Francisco was our driver – a joy to be around with as much english as my spanish so we got along fine.
First Francisco took us for a quick tour of Flores. (a city built on an island - recently connected by land) The circle route through town up to the central plaza at the church on the city’s crest. (a mandatory stop at the tourist trap) then back off the island and through the lowlands around the lake to Tikal.
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