rio dulce, ruins, and more traveling

Wow, Its been real busy this last week!!

After Tikal the next morning I took a bus to Rio Dulce, a beautiful Tropical Rainforest area and lots of Cattle and banana ranches...We arrived at 3 pm and there was a boat leaving to Dennys Beach at 3.30 so we went and got some fruit and veggies and went to this beautiful area on Lake Izabal which is probably 20 or 30 miles long and surrounded by thick rainforest , old spanish castles with cannons to keep out the English, and a hot waterfall of 30 ft which comes down and gives you a 104 degree massage like when you sitting in the river below..Awesome..
I stayed in a real simple dorm and there was like 10 other people there so the local canadien rigged up a wakeboard boat and we went boarding and swimming in the crystal clear water and just hung out and had a great time..

The next day after a morning dip I went on a sweet horse ride into the lush countryside with rainforest and rolling hills and cattle farms..It was awesome the view of the lake and a swiss alps in the summer like scenery...My horse loved to run and we just galloped hear and there then walked up the steep mountain parts and flew in the cattle pastures, that was great...We came back and had alot of raw veggies for dinner which was ok, but didnt feel me up so I went and got a local fried bass dinner... Alot of sailors dock there becauseits the only safe harbor on the whole carribean coast from hurrincanes and bad storms...The weather was hot but a constant lake breeze kept in beautiful...

The next morning I went to Quirigua, which are some cool stela and hieroglyphics that were built by the Mayans at 800AD....There was massive trees and lush grounds around these massive 60 ton, intricately carved stones and an old ball court with a perfect square and stadium seating built out of chipped stone. I had to leave asap because I was in danger of not making the Honduran border by 5 pm and its 1pm..Then my bus never showed up till 2 or I was really getting worried..So I just prayed Id make it otherwise Id be stuck in the border which is nothing but a road through the forest and a couple of local government buildings...I was going and had to switch buses and it stopped and I got more worried that I would not make it...because it was closing in 1hr and I had atleast an hour to go...
Thats where I ll pick it up next time..Im in La Esperanza in the middle of nowhere but beautiful pine forests, in the Honduran Highlands trying to get to La Paz , My bag is in the bus and I hear it gettting ready to leave so I gotta run!!!!!!!!!!!!!