We left El Remate campsite to Santa Elena. Did a little grocery shopping at the mall which had store that was comparable to Wal Mart. Al decided that oil light on truck was blinking. We found the Bridgestone Tire & Truck Maintenance and had oil changed. Jerry and Carol went onto Flores, Guatemala which is an island connected by a bridge or you can take a boat (water taxi) across the lake to that community. They walked across the bridge and visited the area. We left the area of Santa Elena toward community of Ixobel at around 11 a.m. The crew at Bridgestone told Al & Ermila at the Finca de Ixobel and showed them the web site. We drove south toward Poptun and decided to drive onto Finca de Ixobel. It's situated 2 km from the highway on a dirt road. What a beautiful oasis. It is surrounded by beautiful grounds and macaws and various birds. We arrived and it almost looked vacant and very quiet. Thought we would be the only ones here except later in the afternoon through the evening there were many arrivals. Couldn't believe all the people who were arriving by different modes of transportation. Most of the visitors were from Europe or other parts of Latin America. Met a very nice couple with their daughter Ryli from Oregon. Lyn and Ryan who had been here at this location 17 years ago. One of the other visitors were the same people from Switzerland who had been camped with us at El Remate Municipal Park. We all seem to have the same travel plans. Be sure and return to Day 16 so you can read all the updates. We've had very limited internet and electricity so unable to post aside from being very tired! Ermila
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