Holy shamoley, folks! Sorry it's taken so long for me to get this up! I started writing this blog a loooong time ago, but got so busy I never finished/put it up! SO. Here is a little bit about our trip to the Pacific Coast a while back:
We left at around 10:30 from Antigua, stopped at McDonald's for lunch, and arrived at our resort at around 2:00. We all got settled in our rooms (3 to a room), and got ready to go to the ocean! We got our first look at black sand, and ran into the giant waves crashing onto the shore. After playing in the water for a while and getting buried in the sand (AND made to look like a mermaid!) we decided it was time for a snack! Everything was free because we were staying at an all-inclusive resort! They had nachos, hamburgers, hot dogs, fries, ice cream....and the list goes on! After some nachos and horchata, another girl from the trip and I tested out the pool. We were joined by a few others later on, and had some handstand contests as well as attempts to duplicate Ariel's jump out of the water (Becky is an expert at this). We then all went back to our rooms to change and walked to a delicious buffet dinner at the hotel! They had an array of meat, bread, fruit, and veggies that made my stomach growl! After stuffing ourselves with food, we had some praise and worship for about an hour, which I think was much needed! Then Lauren, Brita, and I went out exploring (we had heard there was a dance party going on at the resort that night). When we got to spot where the dance was supposed to be, everything was dark! We explored further and found a huge broken palm branch! We had tons of fun taking crazy pictures, and then decided to go back to the hotel and hang out on the roof for a bit. It was so awesome UNTIL we saw bats circling...Yikes. I got freaked out and decided to see what the rest of the folks were doing. I chatted with them for a bit then headed to bed (an afternoon at the ocean sure poops you out!). The next morning a group of us woke up around 6 to go to the beach and watch the sunrise! It was absolutely GORGEOUS and completely surreal. Sometimes I get moments like that where I think "HOLY COW, I'm in GUATEMALA, this GORGEOUS and completely foreign-that-has-become-familiar country!" Watching the sunrise over the ocean was definitely one of those moments. After taking a few pictures and taking the beauty in, most of us went back to bed until breakfast. Then back out to the ocean we went! We hung out by the ocean until we had to leave around 4, when we headed back to Antigua in some pleasant drizzle. We all were POOPED, so most people slept on the bus ride back. After some dinner at a place called "Tacontento" in Antigua, I was definitely ready to go to bed for the night! The ocean really takes it outta ya!
SO much has happened since this, including 4 weeks of INTENSE language school, and moving back to Magdalena! Sorry I haven't kept you as updated as I would have liked...life just got so busy! Hopefully during these last three weeks I will have more time to write.
Con mucho amor,
Rosita
