Hotel Princess Managua

... draw money out for him. He agreed and we headed back.

That taxi driver was a saint. He drove us to our hotel, waited whilst Alan got his things, drove us to a bank and even offered me food. He also gave us his details in case the police wanted a statement from him.

We went back to our hotel and spoke to the owner, who told us to make sure we had a copy of our police statement before leaving the station. We headed to the police station ...

... small ones and a few personal items weighing about 25 lbs total back to Oregon (YES, I'm serious!), we headed to the Managua post office to see what the story was. We arrived at the bright pink post office at 9:30am and got an estimate of $120 for shipping. Compared to the other quotes this was a bargain!

Since the post office doesn't sell boxes we hauled our stuff back to the car and drove to UPS to buy boxes and shipping supplies ...

... potatoes, corn, salsa, vegetables, quesadillas, and other stuff.

We then headed back to the hotel.. and on our way we ran into traffic. It wasn't until we got close to all the commotion that I realized we were delayed because of a protest. Then, when I saw rainbow balloons and flags along with the many manly figures in heels and women's scandalous clothing - I knew exactly what kind of protest was going on haha. I was cracking up! We just so happened to need gas at a gas ...

... haha

We were then picked up by our driver (who is going to be our driver the whole trip) and he was very nice and spoke English. We went to the hotel, and I was pleasantly surprised!!! It is gated and the rooms are clean, warm showers, free wi-fi, a TV, andddddddddd no bugs in my bed! There were lizards on the ceiling outside my room, but I just ignored them.

Once we got settled in our hotel room we were all excited to be here so we decided to check out the Managua ...

... garden in the middle and some hamacas. It was also very cheap. The problem was the boy...he came to us in the afternoon as we were walking in the city and told us a story about the woman of the house. He told us she needed some money but she would give it us back the day after. He looked a nice guy, so we trusted him and gave him the money. Stupid girls!! We suspected it was a lie the day after, when the woman didn't show up in the hostel. But still, we saw ...

... It seemed quite wealthy - again, judging by gardens inside. A lot of people watch tvs right near street door. We also saw a horse with legs tied together - very sad. Passed by a few churches. The ones that are old and not renovated are especially nice. Got to the cemetery: Interesting sculptures in some places, but nothing special. The oldest we saw was buried in 1942. It's interesting that they had mango trees in the cemetery, and local kids were ...

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ABOUT NICARAGUA

Bordered by Costa Rica on the South and Honduras on the North, Nicaragua is the largest Central American republic. The vast Pacific Ocean forms her western border, the balmy Caribbean Sea the east. Is is a warm and friendly land of lakes and mountains, rivers and ...

... guy make a pot and he went through how they were made and glazed etc. They were really pretty, and so, somewhat stupidly I bought one, but it was quite cheep so weŽll see how it lasts! The next day we spent relaxing by a crater lake - it was australia day so the aussies in the group cooked a bbq for us, and i did some kayaking on the lake and just relaxed!

... life jackets and ... a little inflatable boat to keep their bags dry! The following two hours were a mix of them both: walking on the rocks and swimming. There were a few pretty high jumps to do from the rocks into crystal clear water. I really had a hard time but a beautiful one at the same time (a bit like the hike in the jungle). At night, I got invited to a party by the people who caught up with me in the canyon. They were from Somoto and had been living ...