Last Weekend in Guatemala!

This was our last weekend in Guatemala. The time is going fast. Next Saturday at 4am we will be leaving for home. But let's not talk about that right now. First a sign that Tyler found hilarious...

If you translate the last line it reads:

"Only Authorized Personnel Prohibited from Entering"

I guess we were only supposed to read one line... but Tyler enjoyed the sign as a whole much more! Saturday the guys and girls each had their own adventure. Josiah has a friend at the school named Cole and he invited Josiah and Tyler to join them for paintball! (ironically, given the history of the area, this is probably the most Latin American thing we have done). 

Josiah is ready for Battle

Josiah's team, Tyler doesn't have a picture of his team yet...

Tyler hit this 12 year old girl 3 times in the 2 games in the same spot... ouch!

Josiah and his friend Cole playing

While the boys tried to kill each other, the girls were doing something much more productive... cooking class! Emma and Nicole attended a four hour class where they made a main dish, three sides, two drinks, and a desert. They loved it as you can see below

Emma tells you what she is doing

Emma loved the class!

Mom and Daughter cooking together - That's not stereotypical or anything...

They even got a certificate when they finished!

By the time everyone was home it was already late and our Saturday was over, but the weekend of adventures did not end there. Sunday everyone was off to the beach! Monterrico is a black sand beach with a VERY strong current. We would stand in the water and wait for the waves to come, we would not have to wait long for a strong wave to come and knock us over and throw us up to ten feet onto the beach! It was lots of fun 

Emma and dad waiting for a wave

(No comments on the white boy in the tourist hat!)

Just after a wave knocked Emma over, 

this one didn't take dad down, but there were several that did!

After a while of playing at the beach - and eating delicious food - we went into town and explored a bit. We also took a tour of a swamp/canal that pours into the Ocean. This was the most exciting part of the afternoon as the town was not as exciting. 

Josiah and Emma enjoyed the boat tour

These trees do not grow a trunk, just roots then branches

Kids watching for wildlife

Tyler and Nicole also enjoyed the boat ride through the swamp

After the boat ride it was back to the bus stop. I could blog a bunch about how hot the bus was (90 degrees outside) and that there was no air conditioning, and we had to many people and to much stuff on the bus. But you don't want to read about that dreadful 3 hours do you? 

One week left! Stay tuned and leave comments, we love reading them!