Saturday, October 17, 2020

Fall Break 2020

We took a much needed week off from school last week to enjoy a fall break at the Guatemala coast.  We traveled to Monterrico where we spent several days at a lovely Airbnb condo.  It was very refreshing to be out of the house and get a break from our normal routine.  We spent our days either in the pool or on the sand and spent our nights playing cards and watching movies.   It was a wonderful family vacation!

It is less than two hours from our house to the beach.  I did not realize just how close we were to it from Antigua until this trip.  I feel certain that we will be going back now.

                                                        All loaded up and ready to go.

They were so excited!!

Once we arrived we loaded everything onto this trailer and rode to our room.

face masks for just a few more minutes

We barely got checked in and settled before they were dressed and ready to go swim.  

First stop was the slide.  They spent the majority of our trip in this area.  We immediately spotted another missionary family who had just checked in as well.  We were so excited to have them there with us.  It made our trip extra fun having someone to share it with.  We were there during the week and pretty much had the place to ourselves.  It was wonderful!!



We would walk down to the ocean in the late afternoons and early mornings.  Guatemala has black sand beaches which get very hot during the middle of the day. 



The sunset on our first night.


With these early risers we were out by 7:00 every day.  So much for sleeping in on vacation. 

a morning snack break by the pool









Playing cards on our patio.

Our last night there.

We did not have to check out until after lunch which gave us an extra half of a day to play.  Before leaving we took a few family photos.







We drove a different route on the way home so we could take the boys on the ferry.   They rode the ferry years ago but were too young to remember it.  It is a fun adventure and we definitely wanted them to have memories of it.



Adios Monterrico!  We cannot wait to visit you again!

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