Casa Iguana Little Corn Island

... there were no launchas to take us across to Little Corn so we spent 1 night there before finally arriving on Little Corn the following morning 4 days after we had set off. <br><br>The Corn Islands are 2 Caribbean Islands located about 70km's off the coast of Nicaragua. Little Corn is 17km's from Big Corn and is about 1.6 sq km's with no roads or cars so its about as remote as you can get and pretty close to paradise..<br><br>The first day there we headed down to ...

... us.<br><br>On our first day there, John and I took advantage of the clouds to skip the beach and head out diving. One of the dive shops that we had talked to was heading out that afternoon to a place known for having a population of nurse sharks. Sure enough, within the first few minutes of the dive, we had found our first nurse shark. For those who aren't familar with the species, nurse sharks are among the ...

... got into the front, laden with boxes and cakes. The taxi didn&#8217;t start so crowds of people started pushing the cab, I had all my luggage with me and Brad was in the boot/ trunk of the car which wasn&#8217;t locked, anyone could have opened it and absconded with Brad, but no one did. Everyone was laughing, running towards the struggling cab to help push and it was a snapshot moment of the goodness of human nature. The cab started and we both were ...

I've had an amazing week here on Little Corn Island!! It's such a cool place, and quite different from anywhere I have been before. A few little details...they don't really have police here, unless you count the guy who wears a "SECURITY" shirt, works as a fisherman, and carries a gun. Technically, he is the "police presence" here, and things seem to be running smoothly. A few years ago, they had some problems with crime, but apparently the locals decided to kick people off the island ...

... with some great snorkeling and fishing just in front. The first couple of days we didn't do too much but walk the island and sit on the beach. We soon found out why they call this the rainy season. It rained almost everyday, or it was cloudy for the majority of it. So sadly to report the awesome tan I expected before leaving isn't going to pan out. By the third day we started doing something (I was starting to ...

... polished off 3 or 4 bottles of rum (drunk on the rocks with a splash of water.) I've held my own for several hours with them, and they've accepted us both as part of their group now, which can be a pretty dangerous thing! They are so welcoming and generous, though, that we had to stay another week just to enjoy the hospitality a bit more, and try to pay them back a little. After one Sunday of drinking beer at the ...

... we were warned of miserable people and pick pocketers aplenty. We stayed out of town a bit near a large shopping mall called Las Americas. We decended upon the mall to stock up on a few calories at burger king, since the meager diet of rice and beans we had been consuming for the previous 2 weeks, wasnt cutting it. Rice and beans combined with excercise i can report is excellent for losing weight. After shedding 19 pounds, i feel like an 8 year old ...