Sun, Sun and more Sun in Montezuma

Today I am heading out in look of some accommodations for the rest of my time in Montezuma. Many places here do not book reservations, you have to just show up in the morning and see if they have any rooms. I ended up getting a dorm room at Hotel Lucy. This is located right on the beach in Montezuma just outside the town center. Apparently this was the first place to offer accommodations in Montezuma long before it became a popular destination to visit. Although it is not fancy, it is a hostel after all, Maria who works there is so lovely...always smiling and treats everyone like they are family. She doesn't speak any English, but somehow you are able to get across what you want to say. The hostel has hammocks on all the terraces, an outdoor eating area off the beach and two huge verandas on the ocean side. Once I got settled in, I headed out to the beach for a bit of sun. OMG it is hot!!!!! I just looked and it was 94 degrees. I could only sit in the sun for about 15 minutes at a time and then I had to get in the water. That is a whole other experience in itself. The winds are high at the moment and the surf is big. Huge waves crashing into the beach...I love the sound of the waves, but it makes for quite a workout if you are trying to swim. One piece of advice....hold onto your bathing suit!!! After about two hours in the sun, I decided to head back to my hostel and have a cool shower. The sand here sticks to you and is extremely hard to get off. I ended up with sand in places I did not even know sand could go!!! After showering I decided to relax on one of the hostel's hammocks. Nothing more relaxing than laying in a hammock in the shade, right on the ocean, with a cool breeze and the sounds of crashing waves. I think I fell asleep for over an hour...this is the life :) Once I made a late lunch, I heading into the town to do a little shopping. My hostel does not have air conditioning, so sometimes it is nice to get a bit of a reprieve in the couple of the shops that do. I have managed to get a nice little burn my first day in the sun and I am feeling a bit zonked from the heat, so I plan to take it easy and head to bed early. Looking forward to another day at the beach tomorrow...who knows what it will bring. Until then......