Monterrico

Last weekend we took advantage of the four days we had off of school and went to the beach!  Normally I am not a beach person, but it was a relaxing time and nice to be somewhere hot.  This is Monterrico, in the southwest of Guatemala.

A kitty!  I was sharing my lunch with her :)



Luna adopted us and followed us down the beach.  Here she's waiting patiently while we stopped to take pictures of the sunset.

The 5th mannequin

Black sand beach

Our hotel room.  Notice the thatched roofs.  In this part of the country, because of the heat, they have this type of roof to help with ventilation.  Unfortunately, this also means bugs and other critters have easy access to your house and fall on you at night.

Hammocks at our hotel.



Charlotte and Kristen enjoying a Coke.

Sunset- something you can never quite capture on film.

Church with thatched roof.



Me sleeping in a mosquito net.


We released baby sea turtles into the ocean!




"Awwww" My baby sea turtle. 



I hope he makes it.  He didn't want to move and was the last one to reach the ocean.

Early Saturday morning we took a boat ride through the mangroves.  It was so peaceful.

2+ hour drive from Antigua and we can still see all 3 volcanoes

Tranquilo