On Sunday, Dec. 28, our family went to Monterrico Beach for the day.
We needed to take a ferry to reach the beach. The ferry was just large enough and wide enough for two vehicles and one motorcycle. We spent the 30 minute trip inside the van, except for Charlie and Nick who chose to ride on the roof.
It was interesting to see another part of Guatemala. The coast is about a two and a half hour drive from our house. It was very hot, and we saw lots of palm trees and thatched roofs.
The sand is black, and we discovered that black sand gets very hot! Charlie "planted" some palm branches in a vain attempt to create shade. Despite the heat, Tony loved playing in the sand.
When we tired of the beach, we took a guided boat tour of the nearby mangrove swamp. We saw several fishermen casting their nets from small boats like this one. Unfortunately, our guide spoke no English, so we didn't learn very much about the swamp.
Our guide picked a water lily for Tony, and he enjoyed dipping it into the water and splashing his sisters.
We needed to take a ferry to reach the beach. The ferry was just large enough and wide enough for two vehicles and one motorcycle. We spent the 30 minute trip inside the van, except for Charlie and Nick who chose to ride on the roof.
It was interesting to see another part of Guatemala. The coast is about a two and a half hour drive from our house. It was very hot, and we saw lots of palm trees and thatched roofs.
The sand is black, and we discovered that black sand gets very hot! Charlie "planted" some palm branches in a vain attempt to create shade. Despite the heat, Tony loved playing in the sand. 
When we tired of the beach, we took a guided boat tour of the nearby mangrove swamp. We saw several fishermen casting their nets from small boats like this one. Unfortunately, our guide spoke no English, so we didn't learn very much about the swamp.
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