Legends Hotel Managua

... yet.... only Mastercard excepted in restaurants and we have a Visa... so hungry and trying to figure out how the hell we are going to get out of this shithole border town....

Then a glimpse of hope.. we spot a Western Union... its 2am back home.. ring Stephens Dad who happens to be in Spain and we get cut off.... $0.50 left... brainwave no time difference between here and Los Angeles.. hopefully my brother will be on line... thankfully he is...he ...

... going by on the street, there was also a pretty hectic market that was easy to get lost in.

From Granada it was a short trip to Laguna de Apoyo where I stayed for 2 nights, it was one of the most chilled out places ever, my days there consisted of sitting on the balcony at the hostel and staring down at the crater lake while listening to the reggae beats from the awsome sound system they had there. Or just chilling in a hammock and reading or grabbing a kayak and ...

... wont – but now I have a new appreciation for things and I really hope that I am able to keep that for the rest of my life.

I was trying to think of a good way to close.. and this is all my creativity could come up with :)

5 different cities…

4 different living places…

3 long, but short weeks…

2 full cans of bug spray…

1 amazing and unforgettable experience!

Well let me just start by saying that Tracy and I werent exactly thrilled with Managua. We were totally surprised by how nice San Salvador was, and we were hoping Managua would be the same. Nope, no way. I'm not one to talk bad about a city that some people really like, but when our host at the hostel says to please read the signs behind the ...

... an Alien between all the couples, the city-hoppers, the busy tourists and the baby-backpackers... My space is definitely more the quiet beach, the windy nature or somewhere else as a city. My options are going to Leon and than to the beach or right away to Jiquillio (far northwest of Nica, almost El Salvador) and then to Guatemala. By the way: I need some new pants and a nice bag and if you ever wanna buy such things, they told me, go! to Guatemala... ok...

... got up to the beach and a Nicaraguan guy and his 4 year old son (who did the driving) brought me into the little town of San Juan del Sur - called San Juan del Surf by the locals gringos.   The first doctor did not have much of a bedside manner and I guess he didnt have many pain killers because he wouldn't give me any and he tried to pull my arm back through the socket. It wouldnt come through so he twisted it and it was ...

... which we had a stroll down too on hearing of a park area. I urge no one to go down there. Its a very long walk for a start and when they built the kilometre long area, I´m sure there were great intentions, but its unkempt and empty. There is nothing quite so sinister as a children's play area, climbing frame, swings and slide, overrun with long grasses and covered in creeping weeds and there were plenty of them. Okay we had fun in ...

... cake was another glass of wine. Double yum! After paying my bill I strolled up the street and found an incredibly classy looking place that served me an espresso for 50 cents (!). Now I was ready to head back to the Oasis and enjoy a mellow buzzed evening..when I heard "Margaritha!". No one knows me here, I thought. Confused, I looked around and saw Silvio waving at me. He ...

Day 2
It wasn't even 6:00 am, and I was wide awake. I got a little bit of sleep, but there were a lot of weird noises. I was a little nervous about bugs and terantulas, but nothing got me. I'm sure the fan helped. Since none else was up, I read my Bible and took a shower, Yuck! There were some kind of minuscule bugs on my suitcase!
Breakfast was delicious, western omelet and fruit, fruit, fruit. The white pineapple was ...