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Final Calle La Calzada Granada, Nicaragua, 505-552-2974
Sept 3, 2008 I packed up my laundry that was still wet even though I had relocated it out of the rain the day before (minus my underwear which I hooked directly on our ceiling fan overnight which dried in no time). We then left for Granada, the oldest city in the Americas, stopping at an active volcano along the way. We had to wear gas masks at the top and even then the harsh gasses were quite painful to breathe. Some of the group hiked to a bat cave so it was even more difficult for them to ...
Granada, Nicaragua jamierbWe woke nice and early to travel to Ometepe Island. We had two choice, take the large and slow ferry from Granada or take a chicken bus to San Jorge and catch a faster launch or fairy. We chose the chicken bus/San Jorge route and our travel karma was still with us. We walked from our Granada hotel to where we thought the bus station was but it wasn't there, fortunately one of the bus touts soon found us and assumed we were heading to Rivas and took us to the bus. we clambered on board the bus...
Santo Domingo, Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua kiwigal999
... onze regenjacks meegenomen hadden...dat scheelde nog iets. Morgen willen we proberen een dagje naar het strand te gaan en wat leuke plaatsjes bezoeken onderweg. Ik zal zo eerst even kijken wat de voorspellingen voor morgen zijn.
Verder zullen we het weekend nog genieten van ons zwembadje en het kamp opbreken. Zondagmiddag gaan we naar Posada Gloria voor een weekje en moeten de rugzakken dus weer ingepakt worden ...
... it was around 5am.
Aaaaaaand, luckily, it worked out. In fact, we got the seats in the first row. Extra leg room!
Being 7am, the sun was out and people were more awake. The bus was very cold but I'd forgotten to change into my sweatpants and sweater. So i was pretty cold on the bus and couldnt sleep.
We stopped at a pit stop around an hour and a half in. It was very cute. It was made of wood and had vaquero decorations ...
... in the large colonial buildings around town. Also on the islands of the Lake stand the big holiday houses of the wealthiest families in Nicaragua. Granada is a blend of a clean cut tourist town mixed with the local market mayhem. It is pretty touristy here and almost everything is quoted in US dollas! Which is unfortunate and annoying at the same time but in reality is not ridiculously expensive. Nicaragua, like many of the central ...
Granada, Nicaragua bradandbecs... but thatīs now San Juan del Sur (where I was last week). San Juan del Sur is actually farther north than San Juan del Norte and really they should be del Oueste and del Este as they are on the Pacific and Caribbean respectively. I digress. The beach at Pochomil is huge and wide and straight and deserted. Every proprietor of a thatched roof beach restaurant tried to lure me in for lunch but I succumbed ...
Masaya, Nicaragua valetroy... rings and other jewelry from local artisans and you can also taste local specialities at the small food stalls.
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... expected would be a peaceful nights sleep. Unfortunately, a group of young men (not from our hotel) decided to spend the night drinking rum and making as much noise as possible on the lake. Sound carries across water and sleep was impossible till they quit at about 2. Why is it that some people feel compelled to fill the quiet spaces in the world with as much noise as possible? As much as that kind of noise irritates me, waking up ...
Masaya, Nicaragua margreet98So early this morning i woke up had breakfast and got back into the bus world. I took a bus from leon to managua, Surprisingly i really enjoyed this bus ride it gave me some time to think and reflect actually mostly iīm just really excited for whats still to come.... and all the endless possiblities and options that lay ahead. Change of buses Changing buses was Super easy i got off my bus and right ...
Managua, Nicaragua senorbrian
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