November 28 – December 5, Tikal, Livingstone, Guatemala
Tikal is the most magnificent Mayan archaeological site in the world, it is huge, really really old (2500 years) and in my opinion, is in need a bit of spit and polish to bring it up to scratch.
More importantly, it is in Star Wars IV – A New Hope. For those that haven’t seen the movie it tells of a young mans journey around the galaxy after finding out his parents were killed, but actually his dad wasn’t and then he falls in love with his sister (unknowingly apparently). I have a strange feeling this is loosely based on the life of George Lucas, hmmm, interesting.
Visiting Tikal turned into a great adventure. We were a small posse of international brutes and decided to spend the night sleeping in hammocks and drinking rum in the national park. This is a great way to do it, most of the touristas come in by day and leave in the afternoon, for us we would have the whole park all evening and first thing in the morning.
 |  Strange creatures, this one wanted some food. |
 Taken at night, I have turned into a ghost. |  Mario and Luigi about to bounce on a wild goose. |
 Luigi just finished level 3-4, bing bing bing |  The majestic grand plaza, me thinks a great place for a rave. |
Livingstone – The carribean coast
With the Tikal stage completed by Mario and Luigi, I was set to head to Livingstone and onto Utila to meet the Biznatch. I had the unfortunate time of travelling through Belize during a storm so did not get a chance to see the wonderful Belize Cays, but I did come across a machete wielding maniac and a ridiculous crack den in the town of Punto Gordo…what a shithole!
 Crack den and BBQ in Punto Gordo, Belize. In this picture try to spot, a noose, balaclava, insane crazy writing about helping children and about loving god. Also in the town there were posters of 2 missing children…..hmmmmn. |  BBQ at the Iguanas in Livingstone. The food here was superb and cheap. |
 Siete Altares, this a beautiful spot where I managed to pull out the tighties for a quick dip. Not quite naked unfortunately. Also Tarzan was filmed here! ARrrrgrgggg |  Finally reached a beautiful Caribbean beach! Whoop |
 Crocodile man Archer feeding me beer through a funnel and pipe. Not fun, I nearly died. But then again, so did Archer when he fell into the crocodile pit while drunk later that night. |  The crocodile pit in Livingstone that Crocodile man Archer fell into. This makes him better than Steve Irwin, as unlike Steve, Archer is alive and kicking. |
And to tally things up
- Days away : 74
- Days sick so far : 0
- Days drunk : lots (unknown)
- Injuries aquired : 1 (damaged ankle while running down the San Pedro Volcano)
So far….. so good. x
