Por al fin de semana pasada Andrea y yo fuemos a la playa!

So we left our house last friday morning with bags packed ready to have an incredible weekend roadtrip! It was going to be an unusual day in general. It was the "Day of the Children" holiday so our school had planned a fun filled morning for 2 primary schools in nearby towns. After lunch we were going to leave town with 4 friends up to Rio Dulce. We were invited up by someone connected with our school. Well i'll cut short the details, lets just say...motor-cross, ocean, kayak, giant river, wicked cheap. You get the picture. We arrived at our school only to find out terrible news. The travel agency we booked our shuttle through for Rio Dulce didn't seem to remember booking us at all. As a matter of fact the lady we spoke to face to face swears the conversations never took place, and she doesn't know us. Ahhh! Whats that all about? Luckily we hadn't payed yet.

The day of the children was an exhausting, fun, and smashing good time! I wish i had pictures, but i forgot the camera. We decorated the school yard with balloons, posters of cartoons, and tons of pinata's! There were lots of games played, and of course the climax of the day was the destruction of Sponge Bob, Pink Power Ranger, and 2 dozen random animal pinata's! I love this tradition. Pinata's at all my parties in the future i promise!

So i'm coming around to the beach photos. 4 of us made a spontaneous decision to reclaim our weekend. We booked a shuttle for Monterrico! Its a black sand beach on the Pacific, approx. 2 hours south of Antigua. Corey, Mat, Andrea, and I arrived at the beach saturday morning, found a great crumby-but-good hotel right on the beach for $6 and settled in. It was the weekend we all needed. Body, soul, and mind. Perfectly hot weather, crushing waves with a wicked undertow, and incredible tasting cheap food! We also took a boat trip in mangroves to bird watch at 5 am sunday! Thats how you do it, thats how you show your love for nature!

The volcanoes/ mountains sit beautifully on the horizon behind the beach. And every beach front hotel had a grass roof area with hammocks to beat the heat.

Come visit! Luke