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Worth the long trek to get here

A travel blog entry by casey_matt

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... . But its right on the water. The 12th was a relaxed day. We explored town and the island which is a lot smaller than Big Corn. Town is basically a sidewalk with some hotels and tiendas intermixed with homes. No cars on the island just lots of bikes and ...

Danet's is "Da Bomb"

A travel blog entry by deedledee

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... Ross and I were finally able to make it to Danet's for dinner. This place is amazing! It is the # 1 rated restaurant on the Big Corn according to Trip Advisor. We were lucky to have found this place thanks to our good buddies Clay and Kim in Chicago for ...

Hasta Luego Amigos !!

A travel blog entry by deedledee

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Time really does fly by quickly when you are having fun. Today Ralph ,Renda, Bob & Trudy must leave the Big Corn at 3:30. Ross and I were also supposed to be on the return flight back to Managua, however we decided to spend a couple weeks on the ...

Corn Islands Part 2 !

A travel blog entry by deedledee

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... the Caribbean is very warm! This is one of the prettiest beaches on the island. It is at the south west tip of Big Corn Island, it's called Arena Beach. Just got back from sight seeing and must get ready to take Ross out to ...

Life is good !

A travel blog entry by deedledee

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... catch the 10:00 am panga to Little Corn island. If the weather cooperates it is just 35 minutes across. It is much less inhabited than Big Corn and there are no cars, but it's a small island so walking is the best way to see things.We have talked to a ...

I should have known this !!

A travel blog entry by deedledee

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... up. Everyone here does some kind of fishing, although we heard from many of the local people that lobsters are very scarce in the waters around Big Corn, and one needs to go 10-15 miles out to sea to find them. Once we got to Sally Peaches we ...

There's no corn on the Corn ??? Part 1

A travel blog entry by deedledee

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... right, Ross, Trudy, Bob, Ralph, Renda, & Me enjoying a cocktail at the Casa Canada restaurant just after arriving on Big Corn. So ends part 1, check back in tomorrow (Monday) for another action packed blog from the Big Corn( possibly Little ...

Who wants to go "Snarrrkling" ?

A travel blog entry by deedledee

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... to a private medical clinic just a few minutes away. It was a very unassuming place, looked just like some body's house. Big Corn Island medical clinic. There was a reception/Farmacia in the main lobby, and Ross was asked to pay 100 Cordoba ...

Ross Celebrates in Style on the Big Corn Island !!

A travel blog entry by deedledee

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... " !!...................It's a crab, and clearly, he is wanting to cross! Duh............ So after another afternoon of exploring the Big Corn island, we returned to our hotel, had a swim in the pool, and all met for dinner at the Casa Canada ...

Corn island

A travel blog entry by jotraveller

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The Corn Islands, paradise in the Caribean ...

corn island, the end of the world

A travel blog entry by jotravelling

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some people say I went to hell and back, well I can say I went to heaven and back, it at corn ...

Christmas on Big Corn Island

A travel blog entry by kiwigal999

... lovely white sand beaches and lots of sunshine but the people are very withdrawn and not at all interested in the tourist. Big Corn Island is actually quite small and probably has two resorts and under 30 other lodgings. The main street is ...

Diving in Big Corn Island

A travel blog entry by kiwigal999

... need to worry as the tables were ultra conservative. Not good advice for new divers. I would suggest that anyone diving on Big Corn Island should check their tables as the dive shop didn't. As I was within the limits of the tables I did a ...

Chilling out in the Corn Islands

A travel blog entry by kiwigal999

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... big engine!) to Bluefields (another scary town which the Colombian drug boats use) and then take a freighter or cargo boat over to Big Corn Island. After reading a few blogs and working out that we would arrive in Rivas at 3am and that others had ...

Escape to Corn Island(s)

A travel blog entry by erikandtalor

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... strikes can be quite useful excuses to spoil oneself a little... The flight was easy, with a short, 5 minute layover in Bluefields. Big Corn Island has one paved road which runs the periphery of the island. A cab from anywhere to anywhere costs about ...

Snorkling Big Corn Island

A travel blog entry by bgallagh

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this morning we stopped at Anastasia�s on the north shore. It is a hotel with a restaurant built out on their pier. Its a good place to hang out for sun and beer and to snorkel along the coral reef. They have mapped out a trail that breaks it out by ...

Still cornin' around..

A travel blog entry by erikandtalor

Talor: Ummm... oops, we're still here. We tried to leave, really! Had our return reservations set, and were getting ready to go, but then Cordell, Kevin and company decided to send us off in style with a BBQ party at Cordell's. It ...

The Corn Islands

A travel blog entry by brownej

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... saw a tomb being prepared at a cemetery (surely we knew local people we were asked). The last couple of hours were spent swimming at the hotel’s beach. The flight from Big Corn to Managua was an hour and then it was a 1 hour coach trip to ...

To bluefields and Corn Island

A travel blog entry by brownej

... airstrip. We and our luggage were weighed, and then we climbed into small aircraft (12 seaters) to take the 20 min flight across to Big Corn Island. At the El Paradiso hotel we were told that some of us had to go and stay in another hotel. All of us who ...

Big Hospitality on Big Corn

A travel blog entry by erikandtalor

Talor: What do country music, softball and Sunday nights have in common? They're all huge on Big Corn... ... and so is the hospitality. We took the ferry back and Ike (the wonderful owner of Vientos del Norte where we stayed ...

Big Corn

A travel blog entry by rachelnbexbigad

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Palm trees, coconuts and hammocks... Just what we both needed! The Corn Islands have become one of Nicaragua�s primary tourist destinations, yet we didn�t really see much evidence of that thankfully. It was relaxed and friendly, with all the locals ...

Calm Waters

A travel blog entry by emassoth

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... carry the camera on us to the bathroom. The boat ride leaving Little Corn was much calmer than the ride over. Big Corn is a population of around 9000 with maybe 10 tourists. We were the ONLY tourists at a very large hotel. We could ...

SNORKELLING DAY

A travel blog entry by sgaudun

My 10:30 am snorkelling trip began at 11:45 am. Snorkelled at two different dive sites. Visibility perfect...like glass. Saw a basking shark, swam with barracuda, saw parrot fish, large schools of purple and silvery fish, a hermit crab pulling around ...

LITTLE CORN ISLAND

A travel blog entry by sgaudun

Took a quick 35 minute speedboat trip to Little Corn Island and re-established myself on the opposite side of the island at Sunrise Paradise. Very nice place, comfortable cabin with bath($15. US), 10 meters from the Caribbean Sea. Tried to go on a ...

THE BETTER DAY ON BIG CORN

A travel blog entry by sgaudun

With a little effort I re-established myself in some superior accomodation in town right next to the departure port for Little Corn Island. Tried the bank ATM, nada.....nothing. Went inside and used my Mastercard for a $100. US cash withdrawl that would ...

GETTING TO BIG CORN ISLAND

A travel blog entry by sgaudun

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... is not a "worst" experience but it is a "bad" experience so it should be relatively entertaining. In getting a flight to the Big Corn Island I successfully got my ticket but it was important to have cash on an island with just one small bank. For 30 ...

Islas Maiz

A travel blog entry by woody0198

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... even on the beach. Not sure where everybody went... The plane ride in was a little dicey. I'm okay with rocking wings and big elevation drops, as long as we're far away from the ground. Well, just as we were about to touch down, the ...

Travel to the Corn Islands

A travel blog entry by gypsylifestyle

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... to the small airport where La Costena airlines flies out of. There is one local airline (La Costena Airlines) that flies to Big Corn Island. (Usually once in the morning and again in early to mid afternoon). These are 15-20 seat dual prop planes without ...

Blij om weer terug te zijn op Big Corn Island

A travel blog entry by karin_rav.

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... van de mannen toe waar ze het over hebben. Een donkere wolk die zichtbaar is aan de hemel gaat gelukkig aan ons voorbij. Op Big Corn Island loop ik meteen door naar het hotelletje van Mark, maar bij aankomst moet hij mij helaas meedelen dat hij geen kamer ...

Not Quite Paradise

A travel blog entry by our_oyster

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... we walked over to Fisher�s Cove for a grossly expensive meal that served enough food for two days. Literally. As a first impression, Big Corn Island is nothing special. It is not quaint or affordable but in all fairness we never had the opportunity to ...

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Worth the long trek to get here

Danet's is "Da Bomb"

Hasta Luego Amigos !!

Corn Islands Part 2 !

Life is good !

I should have known this !!

There's no corn on the Corn ??? Part 1

Who wants to go "Snarrrkling" ?

Ross Celebrates in Style on the Big Corn Island !!

Corn island

corn island, the end of the world

Christmas on Big Corn Island

Diving in Big Corn Island

Chilling out in the Corn Islands

Escape to Corn Island(s)

Snorkling Big Corn Island

Still cornin' around..

The Corn Islands

To bluefields and Corn Island

Big Hospitality on Big Corn

Big Corn

Calm Waters

SNORKELLING DAY

LITTLE CORN ISLAND

THE BETTER DAY ON BIG CORN

GETTING TO BIG CORN ISLAND

Islas Maiz

Travel to the Corn Islands

Blij om weer terug te zijn op Big Corn Island

Not Quite Paradise