... And we're back!
It's been over four months since Kaycie and I have added to our blog. Ironically, we have been too busy "Living in Guatemala!" A lot has changed. I'll try my best to update without overwhelming.
After working November and December, Kaycie and I decided to spend the holiday with family. We returned to Nebraska for the last week of 2011. It was a great vacation, although it felt like a short one. Upon returning to Guatemala, we said despedida (farewell) to our hosts, Christopher and Nelly and moved into an apartment. I think part of the reason we haven't blogged in forever, is that our internet situation has changed. We now use a TIGO mobile internet USB stick, which Kaycie has named "Hammond." Another reason is that a lot of our free time is spent cooking, doing dishes, cleaning the house and doing laundry. We do a pretty good job of sharing responsibilities around the house. The culture in Guatemala has women do all of the cooking, cleaning and laundry. I tried to persuade Kaycie to adopt the culture here, but she didn't buy it...
After living in the apartment for about another two months, we decided to take a trip. On February 25, we left for Monterrico, a black sand beach on the Pacific Ocean. Here are some of the best photos from our travels.
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| The Pacific Ocean from our hotel, El Mangle. |
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| Those windows look out onto the beach. |
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| A view of the pools from our 3rd floor room. |
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| This is El Mangle from the beach. |
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| STONE turtle!!! |
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| See the black sand? |
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| A caiman at the Reptile Garden. |
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| Iguanas are almost as cool as turtles. |
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| BIG turtles!!! |
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| We took a pic while waiting... |
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| ...for the turtle lady! |
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| BABY turtles!!! |
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| OUR turtles!!! Donatello (left) and Henrietta (right). |
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| "One of most magical things I've ever done!" |
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| I think these are Loggerhead turtles. |
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| I'm sure this photo has some "power animal" symbolism going on... |
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| The turtle lady said these babies were born THAT morning. |
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| Kaycie's turtle is winning. And mine is following her turtle-trail. |
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| They made it into the ocean just before sunset. |
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| I think we have a dozen sunset photos from as many Guatemala locations. |
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| A little plane flew by... |
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| ...still see it? |
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| At 5am the next morning (it was still dark) we took a boat tour of the mangroves... |
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| ...so these photos are not in chronological order. |
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| White heron taking flight. |
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| Hourglass. |
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| This bird was the mascot of a local restaurant: The Pelican |
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| Guatemalan gondola. |
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| First sign of light... |
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| ...at 20 past 6... |
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| ...on Sunday, February 26. |
Travis & Kaycie
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