A real good time

Well we're leaving our house rental this a.m. And moving on. It wasn't just a trip highlight, but a life highlight. The only place we've visited with beaches that span to the horizon like this is Australia.
What set this this place apart is that we felt safe.
Guatemala has great mountain hikes, but you get robbed if you're on your own-like the Swedish traveller we met.
So yesterday we went in search of Playa Hermosa and took a wrong turn. The hike we did on a gravel road through the forest was perfect. Offshore gusts from lake Nicaragua keep the temperature ideal. We wandered through the valley, crossing through rivers and squeezing through barbed wire cattle fences. We could wander and it didn't matter.

Sunsets are perfect - without exception.
We are in the only house on the only cliff that is a 10 min walk from a few houses on a beach that is a long bumpy ride to the nearest town. This was the kind of place where you know you are doing exactly what you should be with your life.
I guess others have figured this out too. During our stay a bulldozer came to the hill above us to level the terrain for 28 more lots.
Beaches are perfect for kids. They can amuse themselves with rocks and sand, running and splashing.