So deciding to leave Palenque was a difficult thing to do, but somehow I managed to pull myslef away from the place.
Determined not to do the tourist thing I decided not to catch a tourist shuttle and make the way over the border myself, staying over night in Tabasco, and crossing the border by river the next day.
Arriving in Flores, I ran into two girls who I'd met at Palenque, they were only travelling for two weeks but had managed to get to everywhere I had been and was going in Guatemala and Mexico, and had clearly got loads out of it.. Its great the way that time bends for your needs!
Anyway I stayed the following night in El Remarte and slept through an almighty storm, I noticed that my own perception of time had slowed to such a blissfully slow rate that after a mere two hours in bed awakened by a clap of thunder I thought it was time to get up to go to Tikal.
Tikal turned out to be absolutly stunning, especially staying there to watch the Sun rise and set.
Often as I explored the epic site I found myself alone except for the monkeys, and was utterly inspired, dancing along singing at the top of my voice, occasionly stopping to greet pasers by. Though no heaven on earth style maya mecca like Palenque, Tikal certainly inspires awe, the Pyramids are just huge! Towering above the jungle touching the sky.
When I get a decent computer I'll get some photos up..
NB: Please excuse the lack of updates and photos recently, many of the computers have been giving me grief and I promise that there are lovely photos to see and that they will be up here one day, and if not then you'll see the when I get back..
this travel post thing is more effort than i expected!