Roach Motel

As I mentioned, there were 2 inch cockroaches in the Capital. I was actually pretty okay with this. Maybe because I was expecting the capital to suck and was frankly pleasantly surprised that it didn´t suck more. But I was really upset by the roaches in Coban. I think was because the roaches in the capital stayed on floor, whereas the 2 inch roaches in Coban seemed to be making their home inside our mattress.

After a nausiating 5 hr bus ride, we arrived at a seemingly very clean and pleasent hotel in Coban where we had planned to stay several days enjoying the lagunas and caves in the area. When Gwyn first sat down on the bed, I thought I saw something move across the bed out of the corner of my eye. We lay on the bed watching TV, our first TV of the trip, went out to dinner and came back ready to sleep. Needless to say, that did not happen. What do you do when you are faced with a hotel room full of bugs? You keep your clothes and the lights on all night. Therefore you don't sleep.

To add to our disappointment, we found out the next day that the water based attractions around Coban are not very exciting at the end of the dry season. Pity no one told us this earlier. Oh well. We skipped the next couple days and arrived in Flores 2 days early where we decided to spring for a fancy $40 hotel with air conditioning and a view of the lake and NO BUGS!

Our first night in this hotel was like a deliverance to the gates of heaven. We slept wonderfully last night and had planned to laze in bed all day. This became an unrealizable dream due to workmen hammering on the roof above our heads at 9 am this morning. We have changed hotels now and hope that this will also change the luck that we have been sufferenig lately. Plus the new one has a pool.

Oh, and did I mention that I got my money back for the roach motel in Coban? I was proud of myself.