El Salvadore- Garita Palmera, Playa El Tunco (pig), Caluco (therms), Lago de Guija

From Guatemala (Lago de Atitlan) to El Salvador (5h):

Panajachel o (San Pedro - Santiago) (luncha-water taxi)-Cocales-Escuintla - Los Cerritas (border)

From Guatemala (Atitlan's lake) to Honduras (18h):

Ciudad de Guatemala- Copan - Chiquimula-San Pedro Sula

We choose the first option to cross from Atitlan's lake to el Salvadore. The trip was on local buses driven by crazy Latin driver. They can arrive on their own time beside the time schedule, i believe there is no such but they rush you when you get in and get out. They behave like animals and they treat passengers in the same way. Once you are on the bus there is limited dance as the number of seats doesn't count. Person on top of another one and the commerciants passing through selling who knows what from hot/cold meals, through fruits/vegs/dressers up to medicine/tooth brush. I've you forgotten to take sth from home for sure you'll get it on the bus. There is no need of eating in the restaurant before the trip as for sure you can be treated by variety dishes on the vehicule. You need to change few times buses before you get to destination. The distances are short but the quality of old American school busses and Central American roads are very low. To get from one destination to the other one even if it's only 100km you need a whole day. Central America is pretty small but wast of time on transport is pretty remarkable. 

We arrived by the border with Salvador in the evening therefore there was no more public bus to take. I think that Guatemala is the only Central American country without any immigration fees. Well done to Guatemala;)

We found an honest taxi driver who wanted to take us to the most visited Turístico destination of Tunco - surfers beach for 60$. We refused it because of the cost so he took us to the nearest Garrita - Palmiera beach only half an hour away from the boarder. As we arrived he introduced us to a local guy - Roberto who owned a propriety by the beach. We set up our tent by his propriety on the beach. In the morning I woke up by an amazing quite ocean still before a sunrise. Few fishermen took their boat and went for fishing, some came back. I jamped in to this flat and warm water by a sunrise and kept swimming while the sun was rising up. It's my favourite time of the day, this is when the most I can integrate with the nature. The Quite ocean sound with sea eagles sing and palm trees sound is the only noise which wakes you up. In this meditative state of mind you can start the day and go all the way through it. This is the main reason while we camp and stay in the most beautiful places in the world. There is no such a 5 stars hotel which can give you a similar experience, fully living the nature  makes our trip unforgettable. We went around the village, fund some little restaurant (comedor) to have breakfast: eggs, beans, goat cheese, cream cheese with tortillas and cafe con leche (2$ each). Fund a beautiful Laguna from both side of the beach at the beganing and the end. The place was outstanding with no Tirists, only locals. Roberto's family was very poor but very hospitable and honest. They offered us few coco nuts, some for drink and some for a trip. Told us the story of the Huracane which came in May and the ocean took away all the houses which were built by the beach. They had to rebuilt their own. This people leave in 2 m2 houses made of pals trees and whatever they recycle. They sleep outdoors on the Hamacs. The toilet is outside in a very poor conditions and the chi genie conditions are very poor. They don't receive any support from the government as they apparently own too much. These people live on the age of poverty and they don't receive any benefits because their standard Is too high. The crudelity of the reality is excruciating. This so far was the most beautiful and back laid place we visited so far during the whole trip. After 3 days we went to the most visitors tutlristic spot - Tunco. It took us ages to travel by local transport. Eventually we didn't make it on the last bus which was packed but fortunately we met a local naturopath- Jose who gave us a ride. We made a friendship with him, we paid just for the flew and hole would drive us everywhere we wanted. He didn't want to make money out of us as he was making enough by his profession. He just wanted to be in our company and show us arround.

Guatemala: Attilan lake: San Marcos, San Pablo, San Jose, San Pedro, Santiago de Atitlan

The Atitlan's lake is the must. There is no doubt of visiting it. There is even great free camping space by the dock in San Marcos which we deliberately avoided as we wanted to stay with our friend in a little wooden hut. The lake is magic, huge, surrounded by the high mountains with little towns (pueplitos) around. We stayed in the most hippy place in San Marcos which I found the most picturesque one. Full of colours, flat surface near the lake. There were plenty of western hippies who were selling stuff on the street. That was a little bit pathetic to sea the old western men completing with locals who are very poor and they desperately need some money.  It was apparently the yogic place. I would doubt about honesty of it.  It felt pathetic watching all those pseudo yogis who were stoned and drunk the night before and trying to make it up by sunrise in the morning. There wasn't such as beach spot to lie down and sunbath. It was wonderful and refreshing to jump into the weather in the morning while the ambient and water's temperature were still low (22c) but there was no other space than a dock to do yoga. People would do yoga from the terrace with the lake's view of their nearest accommodations. We visited by water taxi the nearest locations all  around the lake with Vulcan's view.  The nicest one was Santiago from where we took a boat all the way to the bus terminal to start our trip to El Salvador. 

Antigua (Guatemala) - Volcanos hiking

Antigua (Guatemala) - Volcanos hiking

On the way from Semuc Champey we had got some problems with our minibus which couldn't manage the hight of the mountains. The car would stop at some point on the way up without any chance to carry on up to the pick. The other buses from the same tour operator would experience similar problems. We lost a couple of hours therefore it was impossible to go to the Atitlan's lake directly. We had to stay by night in Antigua (10h trip). At the end it wasn't such a bad idea as the next day we took a hiking tour to the top of the volcano - Acatenango (4000m) with a wonderful view on to the other volcanos: 'de Agua' and the active one 'de Fuego'. The trip was 5h long the first day and 5h on the way back the second day. We walked only 6km each day but from 2000m up hight up to 4000m. I suffered the hight attitude and struggled to breath from 3000m up. The temperature was lowering down slowly therefore it wasn't too hot, the surface was volcanic black sand so very difficult to climb up. The conditions were extreme and challenging. We carried on all the camping equipment like 20kg each to be able to camp by night on 3700m hight. The sunset was mind blowing, the colours above the picks of the vulcans a were stunning. Totally recommended just for a sake of a view. We made a fire and had some warm nudles soup followed by a hot fresh dark chocolate as Guatemala is one of the biggest exporters of cacao. The night was beautiful full of stars and the heat of the fire was very pleasant. I met a couple from Australia: Giulia originally was from Italy and Tomasz from Poland, both born in Australia. She was studying medicine and him - the informative engineering. They were young, positive and very energetic. I loved their light and opened minds. We wake up at 4am to continue hiking up to 4000m to the top of Acatenango. It was a nightmare, a couple from our group ace up on continuing the trip, they remained in the campus. We carried up in a darkness, falling down in the sand and climbing up so high. The wind was increasing as we were climbing up to the point that on top of the Vulcano I couldn't stand up. The wind was so strong that was pulling me down of the pick. I was scared to be there and watch the sunrise. My fingers were freezing up to the point that I couldn't move them any more. I watched a sunrise from a little bit more hidden place. It was spectacular but full of suffering experience. We came down to the base, took a cup of coffee, put down the tents and we're ready to go all the way down. It was fun sliding down in the sand. We all were covered by dust and looked like we've been coming out of the war. In such extreme conditions we managed to come back to the base. On the same day we were ready to go to Atitlan's lake to rest. It was a reward to end up in such a idealistic place after such an extreme hiking. I forgot to mention that we made all the trip from Livingston, through Semuc Champey, Acatenango Vulcan up to Atitlan's lake with our Finish friend - Junas. It was a nice energy between all of us and we would agree on everything which I proposed;) 

22-23 Jan 2016 Semuc Champey (Guatemala)

We arrived in Lanquil in a darkness after a 2h Rio Dulce boat trip and 8h bus trip from Rio Dulce. We asked on the bus the other tourists where they were going to stay and they indicated a Utopia hotel immersed in the nature by the river. Once we arrived to a little town Lanquil the guys from the track who came to pick up the others called the hotel and confirmed that we can stay there with our tent. The trip was pretty hard - 8km on track in the middle of the mountains going up and down in total darkness. But it was worthy to do it. Utopia was immersed in the rain forest by the river. The river (Samuc Champey) was large and deep so every morning I was jumping in to swim and refresh. The outside temperature wasn't that high especially in the evening, night and morning but to jump in this lovely water was such an experience. Even better by the sunrise with all possible colours of pink, red and violet. Every day during this so far 2 months trip my morning swims are by sunrise and if the sunsat is visible then I close my daily swim by then. We took a daily tour to the local caves, we went 40m underground challenged by under water passages of strong watter's springs. Jumped down from 8pm rocks down to the pretty shallow 4m water. Then after we left the caves we went by the river and swang from the shore down to the river and jumped in to the river (6m hight). Jumped from the 8-10m bridge in to the river, came back by tubes (tires) - 1 h trip down the river with some strong currents. Few partecipants ended up in the water and lost their video cameras. It was such an adventure and tyring day but very enjoyable. We took some rest on a following day, still actively walking around the river and the mountains. The views were mind blowing, the river and the mountins made the landscape Magic. Semuc Champey is definitely one of the wonders of the world. The Utiopa hotel is fully recommended as it's eco friendly smoothly run by foreigners, with a very basic conditions and simple vegetarian dishes. We paid for a tent 2$ per night. Two nights were just right to do the most and too little to rest and endolge it fully.

18 -21 Jan 2016 - Livingston (Guatemala)

We left Placencia by a water taxi at 6:45am. We picked up a local bus (old American yellow school bus) from Independence to some injunction only 30km away from Punts Gorda. It took us around couple of hours to get there. We arrived by 9am and after couple of hours of hitchhiking in a sun we've got picked up by a local. I found out that he gave a ride to another Polish woman 2 years ago and he ended up visiting her in Poland. It was such a coincidence that we met. He was the oranges producer and national distributor. In fact the fresh orange juice was part of our daily diet. It was delicious, would cost approx only 1,5$ in Central America. As long as it wasn't served with ice it was all healthy and fresh. As soon as it was served with an ice I was running a risk of diarea. Belize so far was the only country where I didn't get sick. In Mexico and now in Guatemala my stomach problems are back. 

We had to wait two hours before a captain would come to the agency and sell us the boat's tickets (35$ for 40 min ride). We met a Finish guy - Jonas who introduced us to a local restaurant just by the sea. It was lead  by two Afro Caribbean ladies who served a traditional local food. I've ordered the conch frites with rice/beans and salad. It was delicious but very fat. It was on the left hand side from the immigration. At noon we bought a boat's tickets (35$ each - the Sunday fee was higher than the other days during the week 25$). Then we went through the departures (20$). We took a tiny water taxi with 10 passengers on, the captain was crazy. He kept accelerating and we kept jumping up and down. All my internal organs seemed to be a part. I couldn't wait until the horror is over. Livingston in Guatemala welcomed us with locals trying to sell their services. It was like being in a local market of undeveloped country. In fact Guatemala is very poor. We kept traveling with Jonas, he booked some accommodation 20 min away by car from the town. We took a track(1$ each), got on the deck and drove to the bridge. We've been in a company of  a couple of young drunk locals who wanted to have a ride for free and earn some additional money for a forced guide tour. That was their job, they didn't go to school so they've been illiterate. The kids and teenagers would learn languages by socialising and selling to tourists. They've been begging since a childhood. We've got off the track just before the Indiana Jones bridge and crossed the river on top of it. It took us 15min of walk to get to the Cabañas of Salvadore Gaviota in Qequeche. The place was marvelouse, very chilled with only a couple of tourists and very local. The Cabañas were (80-150Quesales~10-20$). It was by the beach, in the morning the water was so calmed that I could go for a fantastic swim with no surprises, neither piranhas, nor jelly fish. The water wasn't transparent turquoise as it was near by the river but I had got a really good swim which counted a lot. The fish which was attacking me constantly I hated and it created anxiety. So it was a good change having not to deal with it anymore. The food was delicious, we order an mix sea food plate for 3 of us and we had got difficulties to finish it. It was fresh and grilled. There was no season for lobster but instead we had great king prawns, octopus, calamaries, counch and fish (10$ each). Guatemala is the cheapest place we've visited so far amongst Mexico and Belize, comparable with Mexico. I've managed to do and film a nice yoga practice on a little deck/platform in the sea with Cabañas roof. We took a free kayak and went to the river near by. It was unforgettable tour made by ourselves. The quietness, vegetation and birds singing were astonishing. It took us approx 3 hours. On the way back to Cabañas we left the kayak as the current of the sea was increasing and was opposite to our direction. Therefore we took a 30 min walk to the nearest waterfalls (5$ entry). The waterfall was dry as there wasn't enough rain but it was nice to walk all the way up through various pools.

After half an hour walk we reached the highest point and we jumped into the water. It was nice and refreshing. 

The previous day we went to the town Livingston whet we met the representative of Garifula - Philip Flores from Buduru Agagua Barrio Campo Amor Livingston. He was one of 4 Garifulas left from the exchange program with Chicago's University at USA 30 years ago. 24 people were chosen but only 4 came back to Guatemala to follow up with the program. 

Philip was one of them. Therefore he gave us a tour around the neighbourhood of his people and shown us a school being in construction. They couldn't finish it because of luck of money. He mentioned that whatever money we could try to donate to the village through the government they would never receive it. The best is to donate 1$ each door to door, that's what he said when he met with the French president. He introduced me to the music and dance teachers of the school for working opportunities within the dance between my dance company and kids. It was hard to get any email address or any kind of contact details to reach them while I'm away. I've got only the CD with their music. It would be interesting to set up voluntary based project with them. 

The next day we took a water taxi from Livingston and went through Rio Dulce, followed up by trip to the most beautiful place in Guatemala - Semuc Champey. 

13-18th Jan 2016 - Hopkins and Placencia (Belize)

It took approx 5 hours of bus to get from San Pedro (Isla Bonita) through Belize City to Hopkins on the mainland. The Belizean local buses are not too bad to travel by. Of course there is no AC but all the windows are opened and you can take advantage of the strong current. The problem is if there is a rain then the windows are closed and you can die of the suffocation. It was almost the case of this trip, eventually the rain didn't last for too long and I've managed to survive...;) Hopkins is such a pretty back laid sea village with as much of peace and quietness one can imaging. We found a great spot for free camping at least we thought until the next morning when we've got wakes up by a local lady who was ridding up the beach. She didn't seem to be very happy when she saw me coming out of the tent. I went for a swim therefore there was no conversation. After I was attacked by the fish which sacks your skin to be able to get attached to you and be carried on by you, I've got back to the tent and have been told by a lady that we need to pay 5$ per night if we want to stay on the local beach next to her property. That was in her opinion a local law, she didn't have any propriety by the beach, she explained that it belonged to her sister. A. even helped her to clean the beach up and then we had to pay as well. Such a strange people but what to expect if this people are so poor, they live in a very bad conditions. I don't mind supporting the local comunity even if I think they could have a little bit more dignity and don't ask for money. I come from Poland where some people are very poor as well but I think they've got a little bit more dignity and education. At the end that lady was like a mama who comes by sunrise to wake you up and have a chat. It wasn't a problem for me as I get up before sun rise and go for a swim with the sea's piranhas. After 3 days spent in Hopkins I had got a quality relaxing time by swimming, practicing yoga, sunbathing and eating in a local restaurants. The mosquitos weren't that bad however they have still been bothering me. Sand flies seem to be all over Belize. I think I've got used to it and can handle it somehow, most of the time just by swimming or wearing long clothes to cover up the whole body. 

After picking up the local bus to Placencia, we've got off near by Laguna and took a boat across it. It was just great to do so. The beach more or less is similar, but definitely more touristic. It's much longer and the see looks like a Laguna. It's more closed (repaired) than the other one in Hopkins. We found a right spot on the beach without the local fees;) The water first thing in the morning (5.30am) is like a lake. I jump in the water do my 1 hour morning swim while the sun is raising, I swim with the speed of the sun rise. Having it in front of me like in Bacalar it feels me up with incredible energy and gives me a power for the rest of the day. The sucking skin fish likely appeared at the end of my swim so I could have a quality one. The beach in not exactly white Caribbean style, is yellow and had got lots of coconuts and broken palms like in Baracoa (Cuba). But it doesn't really matter as long as there is a wonderful silence  and peace. It's an mediative experience to live by the sea and listen to the nature. Interesting was that I couldn't hear the waves as there weren't such for most of the day with the evening exception. The birds and parrots were my symphony. This music is a part of most of the trip except from the towns which are madly busy and loud. I went along the beach partly swimming and partly walking because of the sea's piranha which was on regular bases kicking me out of the water by biting me. I really was fed up with this experience. Whenever I wanted to go for a long swim I would have to interrupt it, it was disturbing. Anyway the coast was never ending and there were nice interesting buildings along it. Cabañas were all over. The coast is not that developed and there is still some space to invest in. Unfortunately proprieties in Belize are so expensive. One double bed apartment in a resort costs 500 000$. The sea wasn't that great in some parts fill of grass and some corals. Over all the beaches in Belize weren't that great and the bottom of the sea neither. But the corals and fish were amazing. 

9-11 Jan 2016 Caye Caulker (island) in Belize

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On the way from the hostel Free Monkeys in Bacalar (Mexico) to Belize City I met a brazilian couple. I've spoken to the lady who was living in Canada and looking for a place to stay in tropics. She would like to set up the Eco comunity village to retire in. She has been traveling for a long time but still hasn't found the right place. She said that Bali could be the one but she is not sure about the Asian culture if she could get used to it. As a landscape and climate/people she loved it there. She mentioned about Nicaragua, Panama, Columbia and Equadore. Those countries could be the ones to invest in. She wasn't sure what was the best option as the governments in all south and central Americas are so corrupted that it's difficult to find a right place to buy. You need to know the local low and have a lawyer who  points you out a real land for sale and not the spam. She and her partner had got adventure on the way from Cancun to Bacalar as soon as they arrived from Canada. While the bus stopped they went out to the restroom and on the way back the bus was gone. They left all their belongings except from her money in the bus. They took a cab and drove 100 km (40$) to catch up the bus. Once they left a cab her bag with money and passport was left in the cab. Eventually they had to come back by another cab, as that one was already gone, to the the same place they picked up initially the cab and trust in the destiny that the bag is still there. And likely it was still there. Such a story...  We would have another story to tell if we didn't find money to pay for the imigration taxes. Somehow I totally forgot about it. We collected all the coins we've been left with and managed to pay 25$ each on the way out from Mexico. We were traveling by a minibus provided by free monkeys hostel (25$) therefore they took us through the Mexican border to Belize. In Belize we were welcomed by Afro Carabbean habitants whose official language is English. It's one of the Common Wealth's country with queen Elizabeth on their currency. They've gained their independency in 1981. After 5 hours trip we arrived in Belize city (only 14 000 habitants while the whole country has 300 000) to pick up the speedy water taxi to the island - Cauye Calker (20$ return). The island was amazing with a wonderful turquoise cristal water, but the beaches were limited by the pathway, cafes, restaurants and houses crossing by the beach. There was no space for a beach, the bottom of the Carabbean sea was made of grass. It was apparently a natural environment for the mametees. The island was in the stage of development therefore was full of tourists. We couldn't find s free spot for camping, Gringos who had got their proprieties on the island discouraged SU's of doing a free camping because of the crime. The population is Afro Carabbean and I love this part of Central America for that but there are few fake and completely dragged rasta men who don't have a good intentions. We camped by a rental house (25$ per night per both), Belize is a pretty expensive country considering such a poor service but I guess it's because of being an ex British colony so it gives it all right to have higher prices than the rest of Central America. At least compering with Mexico we paid double for transport, food and camping fee if there is any. We have enjoyed so far a  meal on the beach cooked by locals. Only with 15$ both we ate a grilled lobster and shrimp's kebab. It was delicious and cheap as it was the last order of the day.  Two nights were enough and worthy of staying there. It was time to move on to another island - la Isla bonita - San Pedro.

8 Dec 2015-2 Jan 2016 Happy new year 2016!!! Quintana Roo - Tolum, Puerto Morelos, chicheniza, Isla de Holbox, Isla Mujeres

Quintana Roo - Tolum, Puerto Morelos, chicheniza,

Isla de Holbox, Isla Mujeres

In Tolum is a beautiful beach with a Maya's archeological site. I was so tired of visiting the other archeological sites that I decided by then not to visit this one anymore. As soon as we got off the ADO bus station on the way from Palenque we've been asked by taxi drivers 80MXN (5$) for a 4 km drive. Sometimes they make absurd prices for foreigners. Luckily while I asked for information how to get to the beach one of the locals offered us a ride as he was going there anyway. It turned out that he was from Mexico City. He completed his phd in archeology in Spain, then he decided to move back to Mexico. He moved to Tolum where he is completing his diving course in order to take tourists to the caves under the water in cenotes - natural lakes created from a river above the sea. His cousin who came to the beach with us was studying a contemporary dance in Mexico City. That was such a causality to meet those two opened minded Mexicans in a little sea town of Tolum. Initially we went to the camping by the sea immersed in a middle of the bush, we didn't like the  way we've been treated by the forefingers who run that place therefore we moved on. We thought about free camping but we found a little camping with only two tents by the sea as we usually settle in anyway and only 3$ per person therefore we took it. It was near by the Maya's ruins but still the site wasn't accessible from the sea. The trees were very convenient to hang the fabric on to and practice my aerial dance. Unfortunately I fell sick after eating some not so fresh food or rather drinking liquids containing the contaminated ice. I've been told by tourists that lots of them have stomach problems. In Cuba we were drinking a tap water on constant bases so I though it could be OK to do so over here. Apparently I was wrong. The first night and the following day I was dying in spams lying on the beach and sleeping. I was so tired and in pain that couldn't move. The next day I felt much better so I started eating and everything came back to normal. Started taking over my regular routine of my life by the beach, morning swim, run and yoga practice. I climbed up on the silks, we took few pictures which actually were not too bad. The light was good in the morning. The only inconvenience over there was that the little town was 4 km away from us and the camping restaurant was so expensive, like 5 x more than the local ones. It was a pain to walk to the town each time for a food. Beside the fact that the beach was amazing we couldn't access easily the food so we kept on moving. We avoided crowded  beaches in Playa de Carmen which we visited only for a half day, as well as Cancun. After we met a nice Argentinian/Columbian couple they recommended us to go to Puerto Morelos which was 70km away and had got a little town with locals next to the beach. So we did, we went to Puerto Morelos where we free camped by the sea. It was a chilled touristic area but not only with foreigners but also with local tourism. The prices were accessible and the food was traditional Mexican. We found this local Taquerîa where we had full breakfast by 3$ each. They make the Mexican breakfast with scrabble eggs, ham, cheese and frijoles (beans), it's pretty spicy but tasty. All is served with tacos instead of bread. This is the best culinar speciality of Mexico however you need to be careful of not overeating it as you can get easily fat. They don't have vegs on their manu, they serve vegs, fruit and fresh juices for tourists. As I was unsatisfied that I didn't get chance to see the Tulum's ruins because in first place I didn't want to, after meeting unexpectedly the guy from Tolum - Alberto he invited us to cenotes. He was on a diving course there. He drove us there in direction of Tolum. We escaped from the mosquitos and cenotes (underwater caves) and took collectivo ( a local bus) and went to Tolum where we've stayed before for few days and finally visited the ruins. Those are the only Maya's ruins by the sea. Very beautiful view, very hot so it was nice to jump into the sea to refresh. After a weekly stay in Puerto Morelos which was pretty authentic and nice we took a ferry and went to Holbox Island. That would be a great choice if we weren't eaten by mosquitos and sand flies on daily bases. When you live by the sea in a tent it's not easy survive with the insects. This island was almost virgin with a few tourists and Cabañas (bungalows). It was still untouched little island where there were no asfalded roads and no cars, only the golf cars and motors. The main transport was by foot or bike. It was nice to walk bare feet. We found a nice local economic restaurant with a very good quality food. We attempted it twice a day for the combined breakfast (5$) and a fish and sea food including lobster dinner (10$ each). It was more or less like in Cuba. For breakfast the fresh juice or coffee, fruit salad, eggs would be served. They make chaquiles, which is a special Mexican dish with eggs or chicken with a bit spicy sauce served on base of nachos (fried tacos). If it was made properly it was very tasty. In that restaurant run by Rosy was really good. The ham and cheese pancakes as well as the vegs omelettes were also great. The Xmas lobster and mariscos (seafood) soup was amazing. The only mistake was a Yucatan style fish which I guess wasn't fresh. After that I fell ill. I've got used to that terrible stomachache and cramps, nausea and tiredness so I could handle it better. Usually the first 24 hours are the worse and after that you still have  diarea but you can function at least. All my daily routine of running by the beach swimming  and yoga were disturbed again. The Fact of feeling unwell with the stomach, after a constant mosquitos and sand flies tourture even if the place was a paradise, we were exhausted, in pain and ready to go. The next destination was Isla Mujeres (island of women) even smaller island than Holbox but more populated and with lots of constructions. Plenty of tourists with asfalded roads. We've managed to find a nice hostel after our Jewish Polish American friend's advice (David met in Holbox). The Poc-na hostel is a 40 years hostel situated by the beach. There is a rocky side of the island which is chilled and away from American tourists. This is the place where we are camping. They do the free activities for guests. One of which is yoga. After I attended one session it turned out that the Italian teacher Nadia couldn't deliver classes for the next 6 days until the new year 2016. She asked if someone was a yoga teacher and could take it over. It was just a perfect timing. At least I don't have to pay for my stay and the food prices are discounted for me as a staff member of poc-na. 

The last night of staying in that hostel I met an interesting person Simon. Him and his other couple of friends were sailing on their 37" Jenault from Guatemala to Cuba. As their encountered the difficulties to sail against the current, they anchored by  Mexico. They spent on Isla Mujeres the  New Year's Eve and they are ready to sail to Cuba 4th of January. As they are running out of money they advertised for somebody to join for only 150$ one way trip. They are making a documentary movie about the sustainable living on the boat. They are from Holand. Whoever is reading this blog and would like to supper them please check out their website: www.frisse-wind.org 

It's in Duch but you can translate it on Google translator. It's such a great idea to travel around the world on a sailing boat and trying to self sustain the boat and yourself. Good luck guys and have a great wind!!!