Tikal Sunrise

Tikal Sunrise

Now to start with the images from Tikal.

There was this tour that, you have to be ready to go, at 3:30 am, but you were to see the sunrise, from the top of the Sun Temple.
A marvelous opportunity, so I decided to go with that.

Its amazing to walk in the Tikal Jungle, when it is still dark, and hear the sounds of animals all around you, without seen anything except few parts of the roads, from the few lamps.
Then one has to go up the temple, by climbing some wood stairs, when it is still a bit dark.
But one you arrive to the top, the view is amazing, you can see the jungle from a above, and just the tips of the tallest pyramids.

Unfortunately it was a bit cloudy that morning, so the sun was seeable, after it was a bit above the horizon, still for a little time, skiy had a little hint of orangish tone.

But the other great thing about that, is the sounds.
To hear how the jungle comes into life, as the sun rises, is amazing.
Every second, more and more birds, singing, saying Hello to the new day. And the ocassional ones flying around.
The far away sound of the howler monkeys.
It's amazing.

The photos, top, one of the first ones, that got a bit of sun reflect in the clouds.
The bottom one, a close-up of the pyramids tops, above the jungle.

I am posting a video I took with the old camera, over here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAwnble1r4I
if you decide to look at it, its much better if sound is active.

Kisses
Jessica, the Sun worshipper.