Lanquin and Semuc Champey
For some reason my bus was close to empty meaning that I had the luxury of 4 adjacent seats to myself. Sleep was a definite option and I took advantage. Shotgun wielding civilians 6 hours later we pulled into the small town of Lanquin and got dropped at the El Retiro Hotel. This place was really cool! It is a collection of thatch-roofed houses on the banks of a clear, strong flowing river. There is a huge open plan design to it and a lot of travellers chill out around the river and bar/restaurant. It is here that I meet the first South Africans I have seen for a very long while. They had just completed their Chartered Accountancy articles and were moving down towards South America for the next 7 months. The hostel does large international buffet meals every evening. That evening it was an American buffet with meatloaf and all sorts of other salads and breads. We played a late game of drinking Jenga which got pretty amusing. El Retiro Hostel I signed onto the Semuc Champey tour. I...