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...a dollar or two softens dat Paisano.

FuzzyN

I am also interested in your trip report from the mainland. Did you stay at black rock and if so, what are your thoughts. how hard was the hike to the cave and would you recommend patrick. Hope you post a report when you get back

We met Paisano on our trip there in September - didn't know who he was the first time we met him - he wanted a ride on our golf cart and was very specific about where he wanted to go and how to get there. We thought it was sooo funny - this old guy bossing us around. Then we ran into him in town a couple of days later and he treated us like we were his best friends. We bought him a beer and later on someone told us who he was. Quite a story!

Piasano does not drink.
I think your tour guide was 'Smoky'

Piasano a Fanta Boy

Can't swear it was a beer - just assumed - told the bartender to get him "a drink." Hubby was a Fanta Boy too - lots of colors! Who's Smoky?

Whew! We just returned to Atlanta today. Kind of sad but kind of glad to be back as well. And you can definitely put us down amoung the number of those that plan to return. Next time we will spend a little more time on AC. Got to get unpacked and reorganized now. I will start putting a trip report together as soon as possible. I'll probably have to do day by day because we had so many wonderful experiences (well, they were wonderful to us ).

DrewLori and SanHam- We stayed at Black Rock Lodge on the mainland and Hotel Tikal Inn at Tikal. The ATM cave is the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave or cave of the Crystal Maiden. It has Mayan pottery and sacrificial remains left as found deep within the cave. Very cool! Please ask away with any questions and hopefully I can help you guys out as much as everyone else helped me out before we left.