Scenes from Isla De Flores

October 13, 2015. Our Washington State to Argentina Adventure ., . Our World Tour Adventure ., Guatemalamikey8590

Tuesday October 13, 2015

Our new friend Jesse and us took another day off to explore the surrounding area by boat and walking. This is a really special place in Guatemala. Jesse is backpacking down to Argentina.

Tomorrow we continue riding through Guatemala.

What a great breakfast.

Sunset with street food.

Dessert!

We are north of the word (state) Peten. We will drop down Guatemala and ride into Honduras to visit my niece and Jocelyn's cousin Kate. — We are north of the word (state) Peten. We will drop down Guatemala and ride into Honduras to visit my niece and Jocelyn’s cousin Kate.

Thanks Jesse for this nice picture.

We tool a boat trip today.

Cortes left his horse with the Mayans. The horse died because they didn't know what to feed it. In fear of Cortes they made an "iron Horse" and presented it to him when he returned. Iron horse because of the armor. — Cortes left his horse with the Mayans. The horse died because they didn’t know what to feed it. In fear of Cortes they made an “iron Horse” and presented it to him when he returned. Iron horse because of the armor.

That horse is now at the bottom of the lake.

This replica was made last year... — This replica was made last year…

...and placed where Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors attacked the island which was the Mayan's last stand. This also shows the dead horse. — …and placed where Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors attacked the island which was the Mayan’s last stand. This also shows the dead horse.

Mayan inscriptions. This also shows a Mayan trying to feed the horse.

Jesse spent the day with us. Thanks to him for several of these pictures.Dogs everywhere sit in the water to cool off.

The Spanish set up their cannon here to bombard the island.

The water levels are at a 4 year high.

This used to be a street.

Flooded now.

San Miguel.

A small island with lots of very large Iguanas.

Check out the left front claws!

A huge male.

A cool picture from Jesse showing a iguana and another's tail. — A cool picture from Jesse showing a iguana and another’s tail.

Thanks Jesse.

Another nice picture from Jesse.

It's a real jungle here! — It’s a real jungle here!

We walked up to a lookout point... — We walked up to a lookout point…

...for this great view of Isla De Flores. — …for this great view of Isla De Flores.

A really cool carving on the tree stand.

Our new friend Roy recommended Rosita for a good fish dinner.

We all ate white pescado from the lake.

So delicious.

A very fine restaurant on San Miguel.

A very cool Guatemalan canoe.

The Mayans built Isla De Flores and the Spanish destroyed it. The Spanish then built this church with reused Mayan stone.

Isla De Flores.

A few days ago we met Roy, one of the nicest people we have met so far. He recommended many places to explore and eat and we took him up on that. Here he is with his friend Elma from Sarasota, Florida, our home state. Super nice people.

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