Saint Greg's Vista - Live - December 4-11 2021

[luvcruzing]

Have you had dinner since you’ve been back?

[Saint Greg]

Waiting area

 

 

[Saint Greg]

[Joe817]

Those are some great pics Greg! 👍

 

Those ruins beat the heck out of not only Altun Ha, but also Coba for sure. 

[Saint Greg]

Around the back side is a higher level you used

to be able to go to but not any more do to covid. The guide seemed to think it was a bunch of bologna sandwiches.

 

[Saint Greg]

This is where you would come down from that higher level when they allowed it.

 

the Mayans had not mastered arched doorways yet.

 

Edited December 8, 2021 by Saint Greg

[Saint Greg]

This was believed to be a meeting room where alliances were made with other cities.

 

Edited December 8, 2021 by Saint Greg

[Saint Greg]

Iguanas 

 

[Saint Greg]

The walk down.

[Saint Greg]

This is the stairs you come down from. I wanted to get a picture with nobody on them. See the Brady’s up top conducting a photo shoot.

 

 

[Saint Greg]

We get down to one Brady left it looks like it’s about to be clear.

 

 

[SNJCruisers]

4 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

Fortunately everyone took about the same seats on the new bus and I got my seat back.

 

 

Most people are creatures of habit and would pick the same seats.  But some like to swim upstream similar to the carpet on NCL and go against the flow.

[Saint Greg]

I took some angled pictures that just didn’t show the staircase 

 

 

[Saint Greg]

This guy in the regular blue shirt I thought he and his wife were also waiting to get the stairs with nobody on them. When he walked over i thought he was going to help the older lady trying to get down. Nope he was getting in position to be in a

photo once she cleared. But here come the Brady’s again running up the hill for more pictures.

 

Edited December 8, 2021 by Saint Greg

[Saint Greg]

I gave up on that and moved on.

[Saint Greg]

I missed when he was talking this one because of the picture situation 

 

 

[Saint Greg]

I also missed what he said about the hall court but this is the worst Mayan ballcourt I’ve seen. If you saw my Lamanai and coba pictures you know what I’m talking about.

 

[Saint Greg]

They found a 65 year old female buried in this one. The broken stela out front is believed to be where her story would be found.

 

[Saint Greg]

This stone was brought from another city as a trophy and its believe the 65 year old lady was the one who brought it.

 

 

[SNJCruisers]

3 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

this long building is where the king lived for 100-200 years. No it wasn’t Elvis. I asked. 

It was Michael Jackson.

[Saint Greg]

They called that the end of the tour to get us back In tIme but I know there’s something else on the other side of the kings (not Elvis) house so I climbed up to take a peek.
 

 

[AKR2011]

Great shots of the ruins!  We went to some while visiting NCL's private island in Belize. A long ferry ride followed by a long bus ride for some not so impressive ruins like this "ball court." They didn't get much better. Yours remind me more of the ones I've seen in Costa Maya. Much more impressive! 

Edited December 8, 2021 by AKR2011

[Saint Greg]

This is looking back at the structure with the stairs on both sides and then the main temple while standing on the king’s (not Elvis) house.

 

 

[Saint Greg]

[Saint Greg]

Heading back to the vans