Hotel La Joya del Golfo Meanguera del Golfo

... stupid cop has set off our extinguisher! Inside the car! Devin, the cop, and the dashboard are covered in white powder! What a mess.... and I can’t stop laughing! At first I try to control it, but I can’t! And all of the other cops that were circling our car saw it happen. The poor guy is embarrassed so he takes out his American Confederate Flag bandana for us to wipe down the car and Devin’s lap. Unbelievable. Of course, now he can ...

This morning we are going to make a one-day trip to the Cosiguina peninsula that lies in the Golfo de Fonseca. The Gulf of Fonseca is located on the Pacific side of the Central American isthmus. This area is shared by Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.

From El Viejo (not far from Chinandega) there is a scenic drive to the Pacific Coast. The first section of this road (till El Congo)is paved, we pass gigantic and wealthy ranches therefore the ...

Finally we are at the beach again and on the Pacific side where there are waves! We had high hopes to surf here, but actually the surfing isn´t so great unless you like surfing close outs all day. Oh well, at least we got to cool off after a good week of hot, inland travel days!

... and the boat takes off. I took a couple pictures with my digital camera wrapped in a zip lock bag while on the boat. When we arrived on the island we were in the main village, we were able to hitch a ride on the back of a pick up truck with a bench on both sides of the truck bed. They took us to La Playa Grande, the big beach. The beach has a couple shacks along the tree line and a little restaurant at the end.

After a 3 hour bus ride from Tegucigalpa, we arrived at Nacaome. I jumped off the bus into a busy street full of people selling roasted corn and water. As I took my first couple steps I realized the streets are littered with trash and flip flops were not a good choice. We walked 3 blocks to her apartment, which is above a hardware store. The family that owns the hardware store also lives on the 2nd floor ...

Today left for El Tamarindo, only got a few kms up the road to discover that the main road bridge had collapsed. Anyway the long and the short of that meant a 100 kms detour; the journey planned was 150 kms, so we did 250 in the end. On arrival we were not sure where we could stay, we knew there was a hotel so we intended to ask if we could use their car park. As it turned out we could not get through the entrance gate. Mike went in and asked if there was anywhere we could go. The ...

I connected with my people and it was awsome. Everybody should try to reconnect with their roots. Living with my grandparents was a challenge but it was rewarding too. I learned about our family past, my grandparents life and of course, I converted in this trip because my grandpa was the pastor of the village and all he talked about was Jesus. Praise the Lord. I visited some places. Pics will follow.

I keep scratching my head while I think of how to put into words the last 3 days, and I keep getting black sand on my fingers. I need a shower. I want to write down everything, but I am already forgetting things... I wish I could eloquently put everything from our trek to Volcan Cosiguina, and the 2 nights of camping on a black sand beach, but I am not a poet (as I am sure you have all noticed!). I want to describe the smells, the feel of the ...

After making my decision to go north again, I phoned Darryn & left Granada for Leon soon afterwards. 3 hours later & I was back in Leon, much to everyone`s surprise (including my own!) It was fab to see everyone again & I was made to feel very welcome! My "quick" visit soon became 5 days, with more trips to beaches, rum, cooking, baking bread etc . I eventually managed to book my extra flight ...

This past weekend, I finally got to do the only hike we offer that I had not done yet; Volcan Cosiguina. If you look at the map of Nicaragua to the right(click to enlarge), Volcan Cosiguina forms the peninsula you see at Nicaragua´s upper left corner where Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua come together. From atop Cosiguina, you can look over the Gulf of Fonseco to Honduras and El Salvador. The volcano is huge but inactive. The crater ...