Hotel El Convento
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Nicaragua
For a pleasant change, we sailed into the port of Corinto at around 8:30, this morning, instead of before dawn, so we could watch the goings on. First we pulled in near the spot we wanted, then the boat did a complete 360 degree turn. Not in a circle, but on its axis, if you can picture what I mean. Then the ship slid sideways towards the pier. …
We Satisfied the Need for Speed (Kind of)
We met our second day in Leon without a plan but we picked up steam as the day progressed. We started with an early morning walk through the streets of Leon and enjoyed the bustle of the city. The combination of motor bikes, cars, taxis, and horse-drawn carts makes this place so special. Leon is beautiful, yet gritty at the same time.
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Touring Managua and Leon
We check out this morning and spend a few hours visiting some of the highlights of Managua, including the National Palace Museum and a drive up to a viewpoint overlooking the old and new sections of the city. After a great lunch we head for Leon, a former capital city. We intend to visit Leon Viejo on the way, but time is short as we need to see …
School Daze, A Slippery Slope, Fire and Brimstone
We meet the most amazing and fascinating guide today – Julio. He gives us a vivid history of Nicaragua as someone who lived through many terrifying periods. He was captured as a youth after a game of ball with his friends. Because he was dirty the government forces accused him of coming from the mountains where the rebels were massing. He was …
Battling the Black Hill
Kind of lazy of us again but we had a bit of a ‘CBF’ moment when arranging transport out of the crater of the lake. $80 in a taxi between 3 of us versus waiting roadside for a bus to go backwards, then get off and change bus. So instead we flew through the streets at ridiculous speeds wearing faulty seat-belts in a banged up old taxi with neon lighting in the cabin. It had been dry the last few days and hot; so it was a sweaty, dusty ride, quite different from the ...
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