The fourth of July is the one time a year when almost all the Peace Corps volunteers from all of Guatemala (between 200 and 250 people) descend upon the city of Antigua for a weekend of sports, barbecues, celebrations and all the trappings that follow. We took the opportunity to hang out with our friends who live in other parts of the country that we rarely see.
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| Here we are at our favorite falafel place with Hannah and Callie |
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| We took pictures at places we really like to go to since we realized we never do. This is the best bakery in Antigua with our friends Dirk and Callie |
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| This is the basketball tournament. Unfortunately the Xela/San Marcos defeated our Toto/Solola regional team. |
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| This is my favorite Pupusa vendor in the market of Antigua |
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| My favorite part of the festivities is the soccer game. Its the one time a year that I get to play on an actual grass field and both years that I've played the Ambassador has attended. Here is a picture of the two of us...we bonded over ankle braces. |
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| We ended up beating the Ambassador's team only after he subbed out. It was a great game...can't wait until next year, although he is being moved to a new post this year. |
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| We went to Monterico, a beach on the Pacific coast famous for its sea turtle nesting areas. It was very hot and a lot of fun. Here I am enjoying the hotel's pool. |
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| Black sand beaches with palm thatched restaurants |
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| We saw this guy on the beach on a late night walk. |
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| Our hotel room complete with mosquito net. |
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| We went to the wildlife sanctuary where we saw turtles who were taken from the mangroves as pets and can no longer be released back into the wild. |
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| Iguanas |
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| Crab |
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| This is the beach at Hawaii Nature Preserve. We walked from here back to Monterico, a five mile beach walk that left my feet severely sunburnt. |
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