June 13-14
My last stop in Guatemala!
Kenzie, Jenn, Carolin and I decided to do a quick weekend trip to Monterrico before I headed off to El Salvador. Being just a two hour bus ride from Antigua and one of the nicest beaches in Guatemala, Monterrico is a perfect weekend spot. It is a tiny town with a black sand beach and not much else. Apparently it is very quiet during the week....That said, it wasn't all that busy on the weekend either!
When we arrived in Monterrico on Saturday we spent the afternoon lazing by the pool, the beach and the bar. It is quite dangerous to swim in the ocean, as there are incredibly strong currents that pull you right out, so we mostly swam in the pool.
In the evening we met up with an Irish guy called Milton, who Kenzie had met through Spanish school in Antigua, along with some of his friends. During sunset we watched an intense local beach volleyball tournament.
Once it was dark, we entertained ourselves with cards, ping pong, pool... We rotated between the two bars on the beach and ended up at a 'club' where we were the only tourists and we stuck out like a sore thumb! So many stares...
On Sunday we did much of the same: pool and beach time! It was a nice little relaxing weekend getaway but I don't think I could've stayed too much longer...not a lot to do but drink and chill out!
It's very difficult to get from Monterrico over to El Salvador, so I returned to Antigua for one last night! Marcus (another housemate, from Germany) taught us a French card game called Korsar, good fun!
Farewell Guatemala :)
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| Byyyeeeee roomies! |
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