Welcome to the Jungle

After our visit to the ruins, Derek, Julie & I decided to stay overnight in El Panchan, a camp just outside the Palenque site. It's basically a few straggly groups of cabins that have been grown over slightly by jungle.

It's a really nice place to hang out, but evidently we are still in Uptight Londoner mode, as after about 12 hours of lazing around we were keen to find some kind of leisure facilities or activities to undertake.

Having heard a rumour that there was a pool somewhere in the jungle, we set off on a mission to locate swimming opportunities. We spent a good couple of hours wandering around in circles before coming across a small, slightly derelict, bowl filled with leaves.



At least after that, we could concentrate on discussing beading techniques with stoned hippies and drinking warm beer in the caff.