I did it. I finally saw a stupid Toucan (about 7 to be exact). Mission Accomplished! We had planned on leaving for Tikal yesterday afternoon on one of the regular shuttles (60Q return) but found out at about 1PM that the 2:30PM shuttle was being canceled because we were the only ones that wanted to go. This would have been bad! We'd either have to pay $50US (pshhh...) for a private taxi or lose another day. So we got sneaky. We went to Los Amigos Hostel (a surpr...

Around 1PM yesterday the rioting stopped (we aren't sure who won) and we got word that we could move out for Flores. This was great news because it meant we wouldn't have to turn back and lose a day, but by this point the temperatrues were in the low 90's. There is no A/C anywhere and we have been sweating like pigs for nearly five hours. Do you appreciate the anguish I'm trying to convey in piling 13 ridiculously sweaty and stinky people into a tiny bus for 6 st...