Peten, Guatemala

We exited the river ferry and continued our trip north to Lake Petén, the second largest lake in Guatemala.  Since we were interested in the Itzá, we continued to San Jose on the northern side of the lake. 

We turned left on one of the roads into the town and looked.  I wish I had taken a picture but I just forgot...I was too busy praying while David was driving.  I don´t believe that road even had an incline...just vertical straight up!  When we got to the top and turned left, David said, "Wow, we haven´t done THAT before!"  Well, just to relieve your mind, we didn´t go back down that way...we would have ended up in the lake...haha  It was worse than a roller coaster!!

This is the road we took down...

what a rewarding view!

It was hot, hot, hot but as we traveled and researched the area, we enjoyed some other pleasant rewards.

This little fellow welcomed us to our room one evening.

It is especially for Anna Grace, our "little elefante AG."

And sunsets like this cooled the evenings.

One afternoon, we drove around the lake and enjoyed "postre and café" at a neat hotel on the lake as we saw some other interesting sights.

It was macadamia nut brownie with ice cream and delicious coffee.

We passed this really neat looking fence...rock between two layers of tree saplings.

Close-up view of the fence.

Yes, we love our job...not everyone gets to see such beauty!