Lauren and I got up at 7:30. Amber already had awoken and was doing exercises. We got ready for the day and headed down to breakfast. We shared a fruit plate, an omelette, and fried eggs. The egg dishes came with beans and plantains, a great way to start the day. We ate with Felippo and Erika. After eating, we got ready to head over to Semuc Champey. We went with Felippo and Erika. We walked there together and crossed the bridge that Amber had jumped off of when she was here four years ago. We paid the entrance fee of 50Q and walked to the river. Semuc Champey is incredibly beautiful. When I imagine the Garden of Eden, I think that parts of it must have looked like Semuc Champey. We walked to the wells and we swam in the chilly water. There were small fish in the water that nibbled on our toes. Tammy would not have been a fan of this experience! I didn’t like the sensation, but it didn’t scare me, it just tickled. We enjoyed the wells while talking with Erika. Felippo was taking pictures with his high-quality camera. After this, we walked to where the river goes under the wells. We took some pictures there with Felippo. There were several security lifeguards around Semuc Champey, which impressed us. We hiked up to the viewpoint. The view was amazing, although I had been here just one year ago. We ate snacks and took pictures before going down by another path. It was difficult to get down because the mud was so slippery. Erika and Felippo were getting ready to head back to go to the caves, but we decided to stay one more day in Semuc Champey, so we could enjoy more time there and then go to the caves the next day. Lauren still was not feeling well and wanted to rest a bit. Erika and Felippo returned to the hotel and gave the message that we were not going to visit the caves that day. We went back to the wells because the sun (which had been non-existent so far) finally appeared. We were chilly so the warm sun was a welcome change. We sat down on some rocks on the edge of a well, but it was uncomfortable because there were lots of plants and insects. Lauren and I wrote and Amber was reading, but twenty minutes later, there was a storm. We left the wells and went to the shelter to wait for the storm to pass. We talked and continued our activities while we waited for the rain to subside. When the rain lightened up, we returned back to the hotel. We ate cereal (corn flakes with a bit of granola) with milk and banana. A couple from New Zealand came and we talked to them. Afterward, Lauren went to lie down. Amber and I found hammocks and we wrote/read for a short while. When it began to rain, I went to the restaurant and talked to the people there. Felippo showed us the pictures he had taken and Amber saved some of them on her flashdrive. The pictures were marvelous, even though it is hard to capture the majestic scenery. Each night, the restaurant serves one meal and tonight, it was fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and salad of lettuce, tomato, onion, and lime juice. We each had our own plate (no sharing), and we were all stuffed after the meal. After dinner, we taught Erika how to play Hearts and talked with Gustavo and Eliana, the people from Argentina who were paying for their travels by making and selling jewelry. Amber and I bought coconut rings. After this, Amber called her dad to wish him a happy birthday. Johnny dialed the number and talked to her dad first. Then he played loud birthday music for him while Amber was trying to talk. Johnny offered us rum and coke in honor of her father’s birthday, which was funny since he doesn’t drink. We only had ten minutes left until they were going to turn out the lights, so I hurried and finished getting ready for bed just as the lights turned off and it began to rain.
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