We woke late on the Monday morning of June 11 to find ourselves lounging around our very own urban household paradise. We took the day slowly, cooking with Ceci, watching a movie, making a snack… I felt like I was back in my carefree life as a young preschool student; except nap time was something popular and to look forward to. Justin arrived later that afternoon, and Ceci spent her time renewing her license so she could drive us to her family's beach house the next day. Ended the day watching "Law Abiding Citizen" and prepping for a prompt departure for the beach in the morning.
Puerto San José is a beach village on Guatemala's Pacific coast. It is one of the few black sand beaches in Guatemala, let alone the world, so naturally we were interested in a visit. Conveniently enough, the Weller family had a beach cabin near there. Ceci didn't even question the notion when Connor and I suggested a visit. "Whatever day, I'll take you there." Fantastic! So, on Tuesday at noon we packed up Ceci's car, stopped at Little Caesar's for 3 free pizzas, and headed 2 hours south for a look at Guatemala's beautiful Pacific view. We were fortunate to be on the beach by 3:30p.m., bodyboards in hand. After a few hours of bodyboarding in the ocean, we took Ceci's utility cart (equivalent of Toro's "Twister") up and down the beach, encountering a few interesting things here and there…
After soaking rays and waves, we head back in for some hot lasagna from Ceci's house. After watching a few episodes of C.S.I. Vegas (Every episode is SOOO different!), Justin and I retired the night with a few beers and a recount of the great year we had. Altogether another fantastic experience thanks to the Weller family.
We landed a swift return from the beach by noon at Ceci's house. Ceci left soon after returning to go to Lake Atitlán with her Mom. Soon afterwards, one of Pepé's workers drove us to Dr. Romeo Leiva's house, a good half hour drive in Guatemala City.
Prior to our last mission week, Romeo said that he wanted to do a barbecue to celebrate; I'm so glad that it actually happened. Our good friends Jaime, Caesar, Aide Leiva, and of course, Romeo, were able to make it. Connor had fortunately gotten a hold of a few bottles of Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue sauce, making a sabory grilled chicken complemented with Chivas on the ice. Certainly a memorable night. We discussed good times, crazy team members, and enjoyed the warmth of one another's company. Because the start of the HELPS advanced team for Sololá began the next day, we crashed at Jaime Hernandez's questionable-at-best apartment down the road.
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