Buena Vista Surf Club San Juan del Sur

... but swimming only possible in 1-2 second bursts unless you went way out past wave line, which given the rip, may not be the best idea! A pleasant afternoon, despite this &amp; the bone shaking roads there.<br><br>Went south another day to Playa El Coco, which was lovely &amp; desserted, understandably so when you see the roads and given the fact ...

... swollen finger with the aid of<br>chapstick, which was probs one of the most painful experiences I´ve<br>ever endured, but it was a no go. So seeing as we had nothing to cut it<br>with, he just left it on and then kind of put my finger back into<br>place. Extreme! We continued on down the mountain, with me being really<br>careful and using a walking stick and occasionally Teddy´s hand for<br>balance. About halfway down, we stopped at an incredible viewpoint from ...

... minute journey and thus $10 fare to the bus station where I could catch a direct bus to San Juan Del Sur. A quick read of the Rough ***** gave me the great idea of heading down to the Pacific coast and not stopping to pass go and collect 200. The appeal of the beach was enhanced by the fact I knew James from San Pedro and James from Xela were both going to be there. <br><br>Anyway $10 was half the price of the already and not used Tica bus ticket from Tegucigalpa to Managua ...

... we were just too tired. We just wanted to get some food, draw some money and get a ride to Charco Verde - our next stop for the night. Unfortunately drawing money wasnt that easy for Al, firstly his card got swallowed, then spat it out again when I gave the machine a massive kick, then the process was so slow that it didnt actually give us any money. Luckily the security guard went and called a woman in the bank who was still there and she stood with Alan whilst he tried again ...

... we were happily enconsed watching Endless Summer II when in walked Jules, definately looking like he has been travelling for a year with hair that lacked a style, just hacked at when needed, a tan, various baggage and... only one pair of shoes - Havvies. "Someone stole my shoes in Bocas at the hostel". Hmmmm<br><br>We celebrated the 3 Musqueteers being together by going out to Iguanas and getting the special. 180 cordobas for two half bottles of Flor de Caña ...

... beaches looking like. The sand was dark (because it is volcanic sand) and there were like no shells!? The lack of shells is what surprised me the most. There were also bars all along the beach, pretty close to the water, so when high tide came we had to pick up our stuff and move them into the bar or else it would have gotten wet haha. But the ocean water was very warm, and the bottom was basically all sand (not a lot of rocks or algae or anything like that ...

... after house made out of plastic tarp and random pieces of tin - all the houses were kind of connected sharing the same tarp roof or whatever. i didnt take any pictures it just didnt feel right plus we were the only gringos on the bus the entire ride we had to get off the bus and get a taxi to the airport and no less than 30 people surrounded us as we stepped off. like i said we were the only gringos there so all of the attention was on us. the bus ...

... there are good waves for body surfing. Apparently there is a good surfing beach walking distance, but it's too hot for us walk over there, especially when we have a good beach right here. There is a small Mercado here with a little comedor food court with excellent breakfast and lunch, all for under $4. There are apparently some beautiful beaches north and ...