We took a taxi from Tikal National Park to Flores, Guatemala. Flores is a tiny island, surrounded by a lake. Flores was the last Maya state that held out before being conquered by the Spanish. It was such a pretty town, all of the buildings are so bright and people get around by riding tuk-tuks. We were told it is similar to Antigua, Guatemala, which we had wanted to go to but it was too far.



We explored the town first, got some lunch, checked into our hotel, and then went swimming in the lake. The lake looked so pretty but when we jumped in the water was murky and the bottom was slimy. We were only in there for about a minute before we headed to the pool. It started pouring really hard, so we watched from the balcony. It rained super hard, but only for about 15 minutes. Our room had a pretty view of the lake. It had this Tapir (an animal in Guatemala that looks kind of like an anteater) made out of towels that I though was so cute. I took a picture of it and then somehow in about a minute, Nate accidentally knocked it down....

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Since it was my birthday, (it felt like the longest birthday ever, it was awesome- Nate was probably exhausted though) we went to this pretty restaurant that was right on the lake. We took a tuk-tuk there and it was so fun! This cute old man drove it and he was so nice. Nate and I love the show, The Amazing Race, and ever since I saw them ride a tuk-tuk on the show, I have always wanted to ride one! The restaurant was soooo good! They had a lady that made fresh corn tortillas right in front of us. We both got kabobs with chicken and vegetables and they were delicious! We shared a dessert that was a really rich chocolate cake on the bottom, caramel flan on top, and vanilla ice cream. It was one of the best desserts I have ever had!!! So overall, it was the best birthday ever and will be hard for Nate to top next year.. (: