Anyway... I cant say El Panchaan was the dreamiest honeymoon location (see my earlier post for details on where it is). It's basically a hippy outpost with an amigo on every street corner trying to tout you mushrooms and weed. All we really wanted to do was sleep after our crazy busride the night before. We arrived home to the most massive TOAD I have ever seen outside our front door, an army of marching red ants and of course our wonderful little room made of cardboard walls. We had to sleep on separate beds which were sticky and smelt and even when you switched our light off it flickered on every now and again - freaky. The shower gave you one fine stream of cold water which you kind of had to run in around in to get wet, definitely the highlight. I avoided the toilet at all costs! And just as we both fell asleep, the band started! Trumpets and all. Sleep is definitely a luxury in these parts. But that's what you get on a budget I guess. We were thinking the next stop would involve luxury.
We were up early the next day and off to see the Agua Azul waterfalls on our way to San Cristobal. It was really beautiful but unfortunately it was not as azure as it usually is due to it being the rainy season. So instead of bright blue it was bright brown. But Tony and I took a walk riiiiiiiight to the top and saw a small azure pool which was really beautiful. This waterfall was crazy powerful and so beautiful but Tony found a patch where he could get his kit off and take a swim.
We then headed to San Cristobal de las Casas which was one of my favourite cities in Mexico. Colonial streets and alleyways filled with bakeries and coffee shops with a really bohemian feel. It had more of a Spanish feel to it and the food there was amazing. The first night we stayed in this sweet little hotel and were so tired from all the travelling and our stay in El Panchaan and just as we fell asleep the band started. SERIOUSLY. It was like it was following us. It didnt stop until 4am. We actually prayed because we were so desperate to sleep. Then Tony went out at 7am for a walk and when he came back he said he had been looking for another hotel for us but everything was a bit over budget and then he walked into one and said he saw the price and was just about to walk out as it was the most expensive one he had seen, I think it was 1400 mexican pesos, but the lady behind the counter said, wait I will give it to you for 500 pesos per night. Amazing!!! So he came back and we packed our stuff and moved to a fancy 4* hotel. God is amazing!
Our plan was to head to Guatemala from there as you can get a bus across the border but we started to hit a few snags. We were in touch with our travel agent who said we were unable to change the date of our return flight which had originally been booked for May 2011 as we were meant to study in America before my visa was refused. They said they would contact BA directly but that it was likely we would have to buy new flights back. We were hoping that BA would be kind to us.
We headed to Puerto Escondido before reaching Oaxaca. We were a bit frustrated so did not stay long in Puerto as we were told that BA would not let us change our flights and it would cost us £2000 to fly home as all the flights had gone up due to a local budget carrier going bust. Needless to say we were feeling a bit bummed and took our next bus to Oaxaca to sort things out. Incredibly we managed to find return flights with Air Canada for about £500 each and so were able to book flights to get back to the UK. It was a bit hectic and cut our trip short but were glad that things got sorted.
Oaxaca is an incredible city, again a colonial city busting with culture. We spent a week there just relaxing and taking in the culture and the people. It was a vibrant busy city, full of people, music, food and interesting smells and markets. . Oh and if you love roasted grasshoppers, this is the place!!
So the end was upon us as we took our last bus journey to Mexico City, which I totally love and was a brilliant end to our trip. Honeymoon over but the start of our new life...
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