I cant believe we passed by a whole country without blogging!! I
apologize for that!
We are now in Costa Rica after spending about a week in Nicaragua. We
had a really great time, for the most part except for a sad occurence
near the end of our stay when we lost an important member of our
journey... but more on that later.
Our first night in Nicaragua was spent playing with some kids in the
small town of San Jacinto, nestled in the shadow of two volcanoes.
There we checked out the bubbling mud pools, accompanied by a young
Nicaraguan named Carlos, who proceeded to poke the mud pools with
sticks to prove to us how hot they were. Not exactly nature
conservation at its best, but I suppose at least they were proud of
their little part of nature.
We were stoked to see some form of organize garbage collection!
\Carlos and one of the other girls... they were actually really happy kids... I promise
We continued on to check out Old Leon. An old colonial city founded in
1524 and was subsequently covered in ash by a volcanic eruption and
not rediscovered until the 1960's! The ruins were not mind blowing but
the view across the lake of mont Momotombo was pretty spectacular and
our guide was very informative of many aspects of Nicaragua.
1524 and was subsequently covered in ash by a volcanic eruption and
not rediscovered until the 1960's! The ruins were not mind blowing but
the view across the lake of mont Momotombo was pretty spectacular and
our guide was very informative of many aspects of Nicaragua.
We stayed the next night at the artisan town of Catalina, overlooking
the crater lake of Apoyo, as well as the city of Granada and further
out, the massive Lake Nicaragua. It was refreshingly cool in the
mountains and we actually had to wear sweaters and jeans at night!
out, the massive Lake Nicaragua. It was refreshingly cool in the
mountains and we actually had to wear sweaters and jeans at night!
This is Pumper, we met him and his owners, Steve and Wendi, in Grenada
and are planning to get together in Panama to ship our cars together
to Colombia! I am really happy that Kumu will have some company
without us on the long journey over!
and are planning to get together in Panama to ship our cars together
to Colombia! I am really happy that Kumu will have some company
without us on the long journey over!
Heading to the beaches we were both really excited to see this sign of
the recycling plant! However on closer inspection we quickly realized
that it was just a big garbage dump where they burned all their
garbage... Just like everywhere else in Central America. I guess you
really cant believe everything you read.
the recycling plant! However on closer inspection we quickly realized
that it was just a big garbage dump where they burned all their
garbage... Just like everywhere else in Central America. I guess you
really cant believe everything you read.
We finally made it to the beaches and spent about 4 days at Playa
Madera, just north of San Juan Del Sur. It was a picturesque little
beach, but the waves were huge and I didnt even go out surfing once!
Madera, just north of San Juan Del Sur. It was a picturesque little
beach, but the waves were huge and I didnt even go out surfing once!
We explored some of the surrounding beaches, but after the catastrophe
Andrew had with my beautiful board, we figured that the ocean was telling us to move on. Very sad day for our crew. Luckily some guy offered to buy it for 40 dollars... So I guess thats better than just a broken board!
Andrew had with my beautiful board, we figured that the ocean was telling us to move on. Very sad day for our crew. Luckily some guy offered to buy it for 40 dollars... So I guess thats better than just a broken board!
We did find some crazy creatures in the surrounding area! At first we
though this was an ancient Pteredactyl, but finally realized it was
just a long gone monkey.
though this was an ancient Pteredactyl, but finally realized it was
just a long gone monkey.
Turkey or space alien??
Rush Hour in Nicaragua
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