Monterrico

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Just got back from our amazing spring break trip. Yes, it was quite incredible. We went to a beach called Monterrico with black sand (kinda like the one from before, if you read that blog). We stayed in this cute hotel thing (who couldn't find my deposit...ahh, yeah we're still figuring that out...I did do it though, I promise!) in one huge room with 4 double beds and a bathroom. Here's Kala and I in our bed with the romantic mosquito netting. First you think it's romantic, then you're like, oh yes, this is here because there are attacker insects. Super.


There's not a lot to do in the town so we were on the beach most of the time. And when I say on the beach I mean in the waves getting rocked. Monterrico is famous for it's killer beaches. Literally. Lots of people die there every year (even a US marine last year) because the rip tide is so strong. Fortunately I did not die. However one time I had been playing in the waves with the girls in this kinda secluded area and we were being silly girls and let's just say I got tangled in my swimsuit. Yes. In the raging waves. Somehow I made it back in. Amy described the waves like "being in a washing machine", but I think Kala's description of an angry underwater tornado was more appropriate. We went on tons of beach walks, I think I walked hundreds of miles.

We found some EXCELLENT things on the beach. Such as a puffer fish (which we named Fester) a big fat fish with rabbit teeth (dang, didn't get a pic of that one) which we dissected...I used some of its bones in my hair like hair pins. Seriously it was so hard to dissect. When I walked by it I was so excited. Kala was like "Yeah I saw it on the way there, I didn't want to tell you cuz I knew you'd dissect it." I was like "Kals, that's not nice at all! Don't you want to see what's inside it?" "You have no idea how much I don't want to see" was the response. Hah, I made her look anyways. Oh yeah, and on a different walk, we found this man.

Well not like found, but like saw. He was probably like 45 and super nice. He told us that we should go check out this alligator sanctuary (is that sacreligious) but we told him we'd already seen the Tortugario (turtle farm...lamest thing I've ever seen. One sea turtle, 6 babies, tons of carcasses of turtles and egg shells. Not cool at all.). He told us he raised the alligators and did we want to see some. Of course we wanted to see them. Why would you not go with a strange man you find on the beach to his house to see alligators? Fortunately for us, the house was not far and he did in fact have alligators, it was not just a creepy way to get young girls to go to his house. He had this awesome old man (named Guillermo but was called Crocodile Dundee...with a Guatemalan accent) who took care of the alligators (and sea turtles too!). See all the cool things that can happen when you put your life at stake?

Kala and I really really really wanted to boogy board so we walked the whole town looking for them but NOBODY sold them, but we did see lots of enormous pigs wandering the streets and a man leaning against the wall looking all cool...with his pants around his ankles. Like it was no big deal. Shoes on, belt in the pants, cute little grey boxer briefs. He whistled at us as we walked by (Kala's blond...every man between the ages of 9 and death hits on her). We passed and were like, did we just see that? I guess the guys down here are all competing for the ladies, so whatever gives you a competitive edge right? Although I think this man's tactics may have been a little...off. Like his pants.


Anyhow, we didn't find boogy boards but know what we did find? INNER TUBES! They were so fun in the waves. We took some video of it. We looked really cool walking down the beach (and through town, who are we kidding) in our swimsuits with these inner tubes made for ages 5 and under around our waists. Don't worry, we remembered that they are not to be used as lifesaving devices.



The nights were so fun, we'd just sit on the beach and Hannah would play her guitar and we'd watch the waves. Why do all the romantic moments happen when it's just girls? Not fair. Then Dusty, Hannah's boyfriend, came the last day and that was so fun. They were so cute together, not obnoxious or lovey-dovey or anything, just so fun. (They were there for the final part of the dissection of Fester.) Molly this is them with their arms around you. Missing you so much. Monte was fun but seriously nothing what it would have been with you. We're still praying for you and momma every day. Loves. Oh yeah and then some of our friends from Antigua (and Matt) came to visit so that was fun! They definitely appreciated the tubes.