Quite early on our fifth day we ordered a taxi (Cheap! And avoid painful shoulders by not having to carry the backpacks... :P) to bring us to the bus station, where we would leave to Campeche. When we arrived there two hours later it was proven once more what a bad map reader I am, by letting us walk 5 km in the scorching heat to the historical centre instead of my interpreted 600 meters... ;)
Campeche's centre is world heritage and even though the heat made it hard to truly appreciate it, we did really enjoy the pretty sight of the colourful houses and old buildings. Most of the old centre we saw from the little tourist train (shaded) and after more refreshments we also went to see a fortress which was located a bit higher than the rest of the city which resulted in some more wind. Indeed, this visit was very much influenced by the search for cooler air. :P
After a full day in the city, we headed again for the bus station and started our five hour night ride towards the jungle of Palenque. To me and my sister, this was the most beautiful stop during our trip. We had never been to a tropical forest and here we were staying in stone cabins under a mosquito net, surrounded by sounds of animals in an incredible setting.
The day of our arrival there was a bit overshadowed by stomach problems for the both of us, but that didn't stop us from going on a lake and waterfall excursion. Our first stop was the Misol Ha waterfall, followed by a visit to a very swimmable Agua Clara and finally Agua Azul, a very famous Mexican tourist attraction. Our stomachs held us from going in the water ourselves, but the views were great in itself and now we have an extra reason for returning to Mexico one day. ;P
The next day we both felt a whole lot fitter and a trip to the close by ruins of Palenque was planned. Very different to the other Maya ruins we had seen before, these appealed the most to me. Especially because of the jungle, the views from the buildings and the specials structures themselves. It's a very wide space, so you could even relax without having too many people around you and enjoy the freakish sound of some hidden (to us at least...) monkeys. :P
The day of our arrival there was a bit overshadowed by stomach problems for the both of us, but that didn't stop us from going on a lake and waterfall excursion. Our first stop was the Misol Ha waterfall, followed by a visit to a very swimmable Agua Clara and finally Agua Azul, a very famous Mexican tourist attraction. Our stomachs held us from going in the water ourselves, but the views were great in itself and now we have an extra reason for returning to Mexico one day. ;P
Our last night in the jungle we spent lying in the pool and waiting in the restaurant during a tropical storm to get home dry, before checking out the next morning to start our climb to our next destination...
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