Vacation Week!

This past week, the whole Amigos staff and all of the interns took a much needed week off to go on vacation. We first headed to Playa El Coco, a beautiful beach on the Pacific coast near San Juan del Sur (which is pretty much the closest you can get to Costa Rica on the Pacific side). We stayed in big beach houses, lounged at the beach, cooked a lot of great food, and just enjoyed spending time with each other away from the mission teams.

After four nights at the beach, we headed to Granada, an artsy, bohemian city near Managua. We stayed there for a night in a hotel with both air conditioned rooms and hot showers! After 8 weeks, I had forgotten how much I appreciated a hot shower. Granada is a beautiful colonial city with great architecture and great restaurants. We had salads at the Garden Cafe and omelets at Kathy's Waffle House. I almost felt like I was back in the States, and it was sort of nice to be in a little more tourist-y town for a day.

Here are some pictures from my week on vacation:

Annie and I chilling in front of the restaurant

Me, Brittany, and Courtney at the beach

Rock climbing adventure with Annie, Caitlin, Nidia

Breakfast at Kathy's Waffle House in Granada

Part of the main square in Granada

The main cathedral in Granada

More of beautiful Granada :)

Boat tour (notice the monkey's in the tree)