Yesterday we took a tour to the Mayan ruin of Caracol. Despite the rain, it was a great trip and a great day. We left early and spent about three hours on a bumpy, unpaved road. After about a half hour you get used to the van rattling and the crazy driving. Because of the rain, we only slid a little on corners along the way. Once there I was able to get the full effect of fire ants! Didn't even know I was standing on a patch of them until my foot felt like it was on fire! I looked down and the front half of my left foot was covered with red fire ants. They weren't much worse than stinging nettles back home. Burned for awhile, then itched for awhile, then went away altogether in about an hour. We learned a lot about the local flora, as well as Mayan history for that region. One of the cool things about visiting these ruins is that you get to climb all over them. Back in the states there's no way you would be able to climb on stuff like this. We were all over these things! On the way back we stopped at a waterfall for a short swim session. It was a nice break from the jostling of the van on the ride back. Today we went independent. We took the local bus to the Mayan ruin of Xunantunich. Actually, we took the bus to a little village, took the hand-crank operated ferry across the river, then walked about a half mile to the ruins site. I couldn't believe how many kids were there. Must've been national field trip day. It was a nice site as the view from the top of the main ruin showed all of the surrounding countryside. Tomorrow takes us into Guatemala and the city of Flores. We'll be visiting Tikal from there. Another Mayan ruin. I think, after that, we'll be ruined out. Then it's on to spelunking and cave tubing! Ciao!