Day 12

Learta

At 3:30 am I received my wake up call for the day. I woke up and headed to the shower in the dark, the electricity was out :( After my shower I headed to the lobby and had the strongest dark roast I've ever had in my life. It was awakening. We all took our boxed breakfasts and went on to our 40 minute hike. We hiked to the ruin and walked about 20 flights of stairs, boy did our muscles ache! We sat and waited for the fog to clear. For a while it became more dense, but slowly cleared up. We didn't get to see a beautiful sunrise like we all expected, we actually all saw more. We saw the jungle awaken! It was AMAZING. Hearing the birds begin their day by chirping and flying across our view to hearing the howler monkeys roar to their mates. Instead of a sunrise, we awoke with the jungle. 

Sanjna

After climbing down from Temple 4, we ate our breakfasts at a picnic table to restore our energy. Then, our guide, Manuel, took us on a tour around Tikal. We walked for a very, very long time, but only covered out 20% of the city, which was insane! We climbed many of the Mayan structures and took lots of pictures. We saw monkeys, tarantulas, giant crickets and many different types of birds. We also did an activity where we found a spot in a Mayan plaza that called to us and sat down to write and discover more about ourselves. After that, we headed to another part of the ruins, which lead to more climbing, exploring, and picture-taking. Finally, Manuel lead us through the woods and to a restaurant for lunch. The food was delicious and the drinks were so refreshing!

Learta & Sanjna 

After lunch, we went to a local market and bought a few souvenirs. Once we finished our time at the market, we all relaxed in our room until it was dinner time. Dinner was very good, we can't wait to be back!

To families, We love you and miss you all!! Can't wait to be home to share our experiences :)