Vacation at the Beach - 300th post!

As we mentioned, Monday morning, we flew down to Puerto San Jose for a few days on the beach to celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary. Naturally, we took Isaac with us. He really enjoyed being able to just lay around and take naps - no clinics, no car rides, nothing! Heidi and Matt took turns hanging out in the room while he was sleeping so the other could get some quiet time by the pool. The resort was beautiful - two pools and some exclusive beach front on the Pacific Ocean. There are over 30 volcanos in Guatemala, so the beach sand is pitch black volcanic sand. Weird but beautiful.

It was basically the perfect vacation. There was little to nothing to do, so that's what we did. Naturally, we fielded some phone calls from patients and some of the other missionaries regarding work, but that doesn't really count as work now, does it?

This afternoon, Duane and Joseph flew down to pick us up. Flying is SO much better than driving. Los Encuentros is a town that's about an hour or so drive from Quiche - and we have to go through it to get to Guatemala City. As you're passing over Los Encuentros in the air, Quiche is directly in front of you - about 5 minutes out. Amazing!!!

This afternoon, Roy Simmons and his grandson Cole will be coming in for a few days to do some more prep work for the new addition on to the dorm. They might be riding out to Canilla with us this weekend, too. We'll spend the day around the house getting ready for a long week coming up - 6 clinics and 2 surgery days in the next 9 days. We're also going to try to get back out to our new clinic in Totonicapan the following week and maybe prep for a surprise trip up into Zona Reyna over Thanksgiving weekend (the mayor called this week and wants us to come up this month yet).

Pics - the first is Heidi and Isaac in the back of the plane on the way to the beach. The second is Lake Atitlan and the volcanos. The third is Matt and Duane in the front seat. And the fourth is another shot of the lake and the volcano.