Ah, a sandy beach, water warm enough to bodysurf all day without catching a chill, and coconut palms waving in the breeze...yes, we really are in the tropics. Basilia and I took the bus out to the coast of La Libertad department yesterday to get our first look at El Salvador's seashore and to visit with Noelle, John, and James, the family whose apartment we took over in Antiguo Cuscatlán when they moved out to the beach. They live just a five minute stroll from the beach in the low-key tourist destination of El Tunco. It's a backpacker/surfer hangout, no high-rise hotels or malls. We met several other Salvadorans and norteamericanos who are friends of Noelle's family; in fact, their friends JeriAnn and Walter and their little boy Orion who live in San Salvador gave us a ride back home at the end of the day.
We had such a good time that we decided we'll go back next weekend with Basilia's family for an overnight stay when they come to visit. Walter has a friend José who owns one of the small hotels in El Tunco, and we reserved a couple rooms for next Saturday night.
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Nice vacation you're having Rich.Don't forget to show up for work on Mon am! Sounds like some pretty sophisticated work is happening down there. Keep on bloggin'. BS
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