Yesterday I drove from El Estor to Rio dulce but stayed right near the Castillo de San Felipe de Lara. 180 quetzales($23) to stay at Viñas del lago. Not a bad place. But the location turned out to be pretty meh. You can really only get to the Castillo from there. The place to stay would have been the other side.
All I did was check out the Castillo, eat, rest, and get some much needed sleep.
Hotel Vinas del Mar
Castillo de San Fellipe de Lara
Castillo de San Fellipe de Lara
Today I woke up feeling awful had some fruit for breakfast and booked a place for the night called Boatique Hostel for $20. I had to drive to a restaurant, drop off the motorcycle and wait for the boat to take me out to the place. Man, what a pleasant surprise. Boatique Hostel is absolutely gorgeous. I love the little cabins and the little walkways that go around the swamps.
I met 2 other travelers here that are pretty cool. We talked a lot and ate dinner here together. These weird fly things kept flying into the water made by the condensation on our drinks and dying. And the mosquitos are terrible. Anyways. I’m very pooped and I’m going to sleep.