On Friday we left Palenque and made our way to San Cristobal which was another 5 hours driving through the mountains on very curvy roads. On the way we stopped at two waterfalls.
This was the first waterfall we stopped at. Its called Misol Ha. It was spectacular and in the fall there is more water because it is the rainy season, so we lucked out and were able to just watch the water constantly falling below.
We were also able to follow a paved path to go behind the waterfall. It was great!! However, we did get a little shower while behind it. It must have known that we were going to have to all ride together for a few hours! It was something I have never experienced before so it was fun to do something different instead of things always being in Yucatan.
The second waterfall we went to was called Agua Azul (Blue water) which is very obvious as you can see that the water is blue once it falls off the rocks. These waterfalls were spectacular and we were able to swim in the water after climbing many steps and going to the top of the waterfall where there is a calm pool where hardly any water falls. The water was absolutely freezing!! I was screaming for a couple minutes because it was like ice water and the sand below was disgusting! It was super wet sand and squishy. I couldn't stand it for long. All the girls starting laughing at me but I hated standing on the squishy sand. Also, I think my body freaked out as I was just sweating like crazy and then jumping in a pool of ice cold water. It probably wasn't a good idea, but I couldn't resist the cold water.
Once we stopped at Agua Azul we kept trucking along to make good time to San Cristobal. A lot of the girls took dramamine because of all the curves and even after taking it they felt sick the whole trip. I, on the other hand, had a great time. I didn't take Dramamine at all because I think the curves are fun and when we went around them quickly I would laugh and have a good time as most of the other people looked at me as if they hated me. =) I thought back on my experience with my parents in Norway when we were on a tour going down a mountain that had 27 tight turns and I was the youngest one on the tour. So, it ended up being the 80+ year old lady and I sitting in the very front seat by the driver and throwing up our arms going around the corners. It was hilarious but it reminded me of it!
San Cristobal is a colonial city surrounded by mountains. The architecture was absolutely beautiful. I was able to wear jeans, a fleece, northface jacket, and a scarf the whole time I was there!! I was pumped! I even wore my hear down both days all day which I haven't done since being down here. My hair is definitely getting long! But Friday after we arriving we got settled in at the hotel and went to find some food downtown. After relaxing at supper with a couple cups of coffee to warm up, we walked around to different shops to find prices for different things so we would know what to barter at the markets on Saturday. It was also the night that all of the Day of the Dead festivities started so as we walked from our restaurant to the main square, we heard a band playing and I didn't know if they were protesting. But, come to find out, it was a high school band with a director and all were dressed in Halloween costumes. We stood and watched them for a while and then Tiffany and I went back to the hotel because we were both exhausted. All the other girls stayed out and did whatever. I don't even know what they did the rest of the night. The sad part about the walk from our restaurant to the main square was that we walked by refugees that were captured by the federal government for supposedly having arms and so a couple of their members were assassinated by the government. Chiapas isn't exactly the safest state. It also demonstrated again that the Mexican federal government is very corrupt and will file false charges on someone and make them suffer. It was very sad. But, I was glad to get a good night's rest since I knew I had a big day of buying gifts coming up!
This was the first waterfall we stopped at. Its called Misol Ha. It was spectacular and in the fall there is more water because it is the rainy season, so we lucked out and were able to just watch the water constantly falling below.
We were also able to follow a paved path to go behind the waterfall. It was great!! However, we did get a little shower while behind it. It must have known that we were going to have to all ride together for a few hours! It was something I have never experienced before so it was fun to do something different instead of things always being in Yucatan.
The second waterfall we went to was called Agua Azul (Blue water) which is very obvious as you can see that the water is blue once it falls off the rocks. These waterfalls were spectacular and we were able to swim in the water after climbing many steps and going to the top of the waterfall where there is a calm pool where hardly any water falls. The water was absolutely freezing!! I was screaming for a couple minutes because it was like ice water and the sand below was disgusting! It was super wet sand and squishy. I couldn't stand it for long. All the girls starting laughing at me but I hated standing on the squishy sand. Also, I think my body freaked out as I was just sweating like crazy and then jumping in a pool of ice cold water. It probably wasn't a good idea, but I couldn't resist the cold water.
Once we stopped at Agua Azul we kept trucking along to make good time to San Cristobal. A lot of the girls took dramamine because of all the curves and even after taking it they felt sick the whole trip. I, on the other hand, had a great time. I didn't take Dramamine at all because I think the curves are fun and when we went around them quickly I would laugh and have a good time as most of the other people looked at me as if they hated me. =) I thought back on my experience with my parents in Norway when we were on a tour going down a mountain that had 27 tight turns and I was the youngest one on the tour. So, it ended up being the 80+ year old lady and I sitting in the very front seat by the driver and throwing up our arms going around the corners. It was hilarious but it reminded me of it!
San Cristobal is a colonial city surrounded by mountains. The architecture was absolutely beautiful. I was able to wear jeans, a fleece, northface jacket, and a scarf the whole time I was there!! I was pumped! I even wore my hear down both days all day which I haven't done since being down here. My hair is definitely getting long! But Friday after we arriving we got settled in at the hotel and went to find some food downtown. After relaxing at supper with a couple cups of coffee to warm up, we walked around to different shops to find prices for different things so we would know what to barter at the markets on Saturday. It was also the night that all of the Day of the Dead festivities started so as we walked from our restaurant to the main square, we heard a band playing and I didn't know if they were protesting. But, come to find out, it was a high school band with a director and all were dressed in Halloween costumes. We stood and watched them for a while and then Tiffany and I went back to the hotel because we were both exhausted. All the other girls stayed out and did whatever. I don't even know what they did the rest of the night. The sad part about the walk from our restaurant to the main square was that we walked by refugees that were captured by the federal government for supposedly having arms and so a couple of their members were assassinated by the government. Chiapas isn't exactly the safest state. It also demonstrated again that the Mexican federal government is very corrupt and will file false charges on someone and make them suffer. It was very sad. But, I was glad to get a good night's rest since I knew I had a big day of buying gifts coming up!
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