14 April:

We are leaving San Cristobal on Saturday, I hope!! I'm not feeling great physically, just a general unwell feeling with this Salmonella, but hoping to kick it without antibiotics. I'll see how I'm doing over these next few days.

I've decided to take us to Palenque, then down throught the north eastern corner of Guatemala, passing Tikal (more Mayan ruins) then into Belize. The road to Palenque is notorious for its attacks on cyclists so I have decided the only option for us is to take bus along the dangerous stretch.

Life with Tigerlily continues to be amazing. She's definitely a little girl now. She goes off on her own now to play with her friends over the road. It makes me so happy watching her playing games with other children, really communicating, giggling and teasing. All day everyday she can be heard saying 'hola' to whoever.