The next day I went on a full day caving / tubing / waterfall tour, something which fellow backpackers all through Guatemala had enthusiastically recommended. Our day started with a cave tour. However, this one was totally different from yesterdays - there were no bats in this one, and instead of it being lit up by electric lights, all the light was supplied by the candles we were given. I had never done a cave tour quite like this, so it was really fun. At points we climbed up ladders with our candles in hand, and at others it was so deep we had to swim! My sandals made it very difficult to swim, so I managed to stay afloat and propel myself just with my left hand, while keeping my candle aloft with my right. Very cool.
We got out of the cave just as it started to pour, but we refused to let this stop us, and went tubing in the rain! We then went to Semuc Champey, a famous series of pools and waterfalls. They were pretty and all, but by this point all the rain was getting to me, so I spent much of the time swimming back and forth to avoid getting too cold.
As we were heading home, we stopped at a bridge on the way, and they asked if anyone wanted to jump. Guess who did!?!
Definitely a great day - even though the weather didn't exactly cooperate, we still managed to have a blast! Pics below, enjoy:
Bats!!
They´re comin right for us!!
chilling in the rain post-tubing
swimming through the cave
the procession of candles
bombs away!!
semuc champey waterfalls
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