Tuxtla

Yesterday was a very eventful day. Shannon and I woke up at 6am (I know- unheard of, right?) made coffee, ate breakfast and walked to the bus station to take a sprinter bus to Tuxtla, the capitol city of Chiapas. There, we went on a two hour boat ride through a beautiful canyon. I could try to describe it but pictures are coming soon, so i won´t waste my finger strength. We say monkeys and pelicans and a crocodile or alligator... we aren´t sure what the difference is and the tour guide was speaking fast spansih drowned out by the boat engine, so we aren´t quite sure...

After the canyon tour, we walked to Gen´s boyfriend Alejandro`s house where we met a very sweet kitty named poqueño panter. He reminded me a lot of chai in that all he seemed to want from life was a comfortable lap and some scritches. Sweet cat.

From there, we drove out to the South of town and walked about a mile to this rock climbing area that Alejandro and his brother had put up - there were sixty climbs in this small area. They put up ropes for two climbs, an easy one and a hard one, and we all took turns climbing. A whole bunch of Alejandro´s sister´s friends were there, so it was a lot of waiting around but the forest there was beautiful and it was amazing to watch ale and his brother rock climbing- i swear to god, it looked like they were flying!!! I actually managed to get to the very top of the easy climb without falling or dying even once! I was quite proud of myself. Rock climbing seems to be as much about believing in yourself as it is strength and agility. Anyway, today we are both sore and exhausted and happy to spend the day doing laundry, reading, and trying to figure out how we are going to get to la selva (the jungle).

All for now.
Ciao!