So, finally, Peter and I arrived in Guatemala City around noon on the 10th and had the good chance to almost immediately find a chicken bus that was going (almost!)directly to the beach town of Monterrico. We got into town and found a hotel, just as the sun was setting over the Pacific ocean. We spent three days in Monterrico--mostly just sunning ourselves, playing in the water, taking walks on the beach, swinging in hammocks, and eating well. As a result, we are somewhat tanner and much more relaxed than we were when we arrived!
Two highlights of the Monterrico part of the trip for me was the entirely coincidental chance we had to see the last sea turtle hatchlings (so tiny!) of the year be released into the ocean by a local environmental project. Second, we got to take a sunrise tour of the canals through the mangroves by canoe on our last morning in Monterrico. Unfortunately, I didn´t have my camera with me when we came upon the sea turtle release party, but I do have pictures of the mangroves, which I´m attaching here with some others. . . .
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