Hostal la Portada Bed and Breakfast San Salvador

... at least my knees but its shortlived. After our morning lesson we return to the hostel to pack up, eat lunch and then its back to Antigua in the mini van.<br><br>For transport, accommodation and six hours of surf lessons we&#8217;ve all paid about $190. Food is extra but its pretty cheap, our bill being $80 for two dinners, two breakfasts, two lunches and all the drinks (mostly bottled water) we&#8217;ve consumed.

... breakfast (immigration was a nightmare and very bureaucratic).  The hotel was pleasant enough and we spent the whole time around the pool.<br><br>Back to the airport and our carry on luggage was checked once again.  This time they removed my sellotape (as it could be used as hand cuffs) and Fynn's football was deflated (which really upset him).  Neither caused any problem in San Francisco (only ...

... ruins in Central America, one of the most beautiful places I have ever been swimming, and molten magma. They were brilliant sights. The country would have been great to spend a little more time, nice people, cheap food, cheap accommodation. Just a shame that their beer was **** (still cheap and still beer) and that there was so much poverty and therefore so many people begging for my dimes. <br> Now began a horrible two days of crossing boarders and getting ...

... the sorgo that showed the company that they are utilizing the grinder. They need to grind the sorgo through 6 times before they can use it, so it is very time consuming. There was some talk about the women starting a cooperative, although there seems to be some resistance, due to some of them putting in more effort than others. <br><br>-In the afternoon, I first learned how to make pupusas! My first ones were horrendous, and all of the cheese came out of ...

... construction, childrens ministry and homelessness ministry! So, we've all been running around for the past two weeks! <br><br>The first few days the delegation was here, I spent a LOT of time in the airport, so it wasn't really until the 2nd that I was able to spend my first full day with the delegation! So, I guess I'll start there! <br><br>On August 2nd we all went out to a very rural community in the Guazapa Mountains called Brisas del Valle to celebrate the 1st ...

... find the bus down to La Libertad, the Salvadoran Pacific coast. At a comfortable 5 pm I made it into Playa El Tunco where I´ve been for the last four days. Famed for it´s world class surfing, I didn´t actually try surfing. Why? Well, the waves have been super high and potentially dangerous for beginners, and because I just didn´t really feel like doing anything at all. And so that´s what I´ve done. The original plan was to head to Playa El Zonte, but something bizarre happened ...

... me up at the hotel at 10:30 and we stopped by the Radisson to pick up another customer; Mike from California. A 30 minute drive brought us to Joya de Ceren which is known as the Pompeii of Central America. Joya de Ceren was buried by a volcanic explosion which preserved much of the village although it was hidden underground until the 1970's when the farmer who owned the land ...

... they all die doing so before they get a chance to brag about it. Still, and despite the hike back up Cerro Verde that nearly kicks our asses and leaves us literally dripping with sweat, the experience is our favorite so far. Fabulous views, good new friends and a plate of pincho asada and some cold cervesas as a reward...life could be worse. And Nikki assures us Izalco is nothing compared to Concepcion, which is about two weeks in our future...

... strange to me. The other thing I find very odd but must be perfectly normal is the parking of their cars, literally anywhere will do, the football pitch, the basketball court, just anywhere, and the games are played around the cars, not to mention that our steps into the vehicle were used as seats, and we were sitting in the vehicle, I don't think they were being rude it seemed as if it was the thing to do.