Hotel Cafe Jinotega Leon
Jinotega, De la Gasolinera Texaco 1 c. al oeste 1/2 c. al Norte Leon, Nicaragua
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Nicaragua Medical MIssion
Our Medical Mission from Trinity Church in New Orleans has gone to Nicaragua once a year since the mid 90s. We are now based out of Jinotega, a town in the north western part of Nicaragua. After we arrive on a friday and work in clinics around the area, we head off to the southwestern beach of San Juan del Sur and have a few days of R & R @ Piedras Y Olas resort.
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Nicaraugaun cooking lesson
... time got laughed at for the pronunciation or lack of! But all in all it was a fun adventure. Once we had our groceries we headed out of the market to find a 'local transport' as our guide called it, to take us to his friends home, the family we would be cooking with. The local transport was a truck with a tarp over the box that had so many people jammed into it, some standing some sitting, but just packed! Our guide said ok jump in, I was like there is ...
Sandboarding and Hiking Volcanoes
... speed down the volcano. Oh and this activity is rated number 2 on CNN's top life defying activities to do before you die! So of course our guide says ladies first, and for some reason I volunteer myself to go first, might as well just get it over and done with! So I sit on this little board, the only thing the guide tells me is if you want to build speed just keep your feet up, he counts to three, gives me a push and I'm off. As I build speed the adrenaline ...
Craziness!
... spent the whole 10 minute plane ride thinking 'ok if this plane goes down how are we going to get out before it hits the water and are these stinky little seats actually floatation devices!' The plane didn't even feel like it flew straight, it had a slight sway to it as we crossed over open water. Needless to say we were happy when that plane touched ground! Then we jumped on a second plane to head inland to the capital, Tegucigalpa, which ...
A Day of Rest and Exhaustion
Our full day at Totoco EcoLodge was a mixture of experiences. Marnie, recovering from her stomach "event" took it easy and rested at the lodge. All day… in a hammock…with a book. And a dip in the swimming pool. And a nap. The highlight of the day was finding a snake in the cabin that looked like a coral snake. Eric, the receptionist, came to the rescue and helped the ...
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