TV Land

Today we didn´t do much more than sit on an air-conditioned bus from 8:30 until nearly 5:30 as we headed from Mérida to Palenque. We had planned to go into Belize and Guatemala but decided that we´d rather spend our remaining 4 weeks of travel in Mexico. Besides, we don´t want to miss the fiestas and fireworks for their independence day on September 15th. Palenque is a pretty small town of about 35,000 set in the middle of the jungle and not much else. We bargained our way into a nicer hotel with a TV, something we haven´t had in ages. We cooled off with a cold shower, had some beers and watched a bit of TV before heading to the Restaurant Las Tinajas. Although we shared a meal, we couldn´t even finish the food, it was so much. An incredibly hot but delicious homemade salsa (Nige had to run out and buy us a yogurt and milk drink to soothe the fires on our tongues), fresh tortílla chips, rice, creamy black beans and chimichangas. So tasty. Feeling too sick to lie down and go to bed yet, we walked to the town park, full of people out enjoying the Friday evening. We caught the end of a band playing, complete with drums, guitars, and a marimba. Back in the hotel room, we did some laundry, watched some TV and fell asleep.