Roger here.

Traci is putting me in charge of this entry, so consider that fair warning.

We are starting to acclimate a little. It isn't totally freakin' hot, just really freakin' hot (somewhere around the 94F mark as I sit in the back of a little restaurant using their computer to post this. No A/C).

Anyway yesterday we were busy with scouting around some ruins in the area. First was Xunantunich (say: shoo-NON-too-neesh). After a short hand-cranked ferry ride across the Mopan river we drove up to the site and left the car and proceeded to climb the second tallest skyscraper in Belize. "El Castillo," as the temple is called, rises about 130 feet above the site. On top you can see all around and even into Guatemala, which is only a few kilometers away. It was quite a climb to the top and needless to say we are ok with not seeing giant stone steps for a while.

Afterwards we went back into town and visited Cahal Pech--which means "Place of Ticks". Yes we sure know how to pick them. No big pyramids to climb, but very mysterious. Passageways and antechambers all over the place. By this time we were hot and exhausted, and made our way into downtown to get a bit to eat and do some internetting.

Back at the lodge we worked in some hammock time before dinner. Two new guests had checked in and through casual conversation we learned that one of them works for the real estate association in San Francisco...she calls our office back home in Salem all the time to order product. Even in the jungle we can't get away from work!

That's all I have for now--stay tuned for the next post when we write about our journey to the Mayan underworld, Xibalba. Yes, we did live to tell about it.

Question of the day--guess how many bug bites we have between the two of us? Wait, nevermind...we can't keep up.

Trivia of the day-- I got nothin'.

See you tomorrow!

Roger and Traci