Sol Caribe Campo San Andres Island

... was the kind of situation where everyone has to dig in and help out.<br><br>We were rewarded with a 3 course meal that night which we just managed to polish off despite cooking and eating our dinner a couple of hours before.<br><br>Today after a lot of messing around I was finally able to leave Little Corn and get a flight from Big Corn back to Managua. It was the first full on sunny day since I had been there so a bit dissapointed to leave but managed to get a few ...

... there, we were able to get in a little bit more beach time, for laying out in the sun, walking in the sand, and swimming in the ocean during the breaks in the clouds. <br><br>When the time came for us to be heading on our way, we re-considered the two options for getting to the islands. As much fun as that boat ride was, I thought it was time for a different sort of adventure. As a result, John and I ...

... prices are very similar to what we pay back home. The next day we hired a boat to take us to Haynes Caye. An island about a 15 minute boat ride from San Andres. The water is more beautiful here and there is a restaurant on the very small island. It was nice but the boat dropped us off for too long. We had someone call on this mobile and they said they would be here in 30 ...

San Andres is not somewhere I guess I would typically travel. It's not quite off-the-beaten-track and does attract quite a few package tourists. However it's not really that hard to see a different side, and that was my goal. So after I arrived and relaxed in the hotel, I went out to find the local's watering hole. It turned out to be a shop! So joined a couple of the natives and we chatted away fr the evening. Gabriel, a ...

... on the carribean side of nicaragua, and are a major land mark for any traveller as they are really cheap, and one of the few places in the carribean left unspoiled by tourism. you can either travel across by land, and then by boat which can take up top 2 days, or you can splash out on the 100 quid plane there and back and travel in a few hours! we decided to treat ourselves to the latter... and we are grateful after listening to the sea sickness people ...

... at Dereck's and after spending a few days on the island, Dereck's proved to be worth the $50/night. About four huts nestle in lumpy green grass spaced enough apart that only the crashing waves can be heard, and with only eight people staying at any one time on the property, the beach was pretty much to ourselves. The waves were gentle, warm and clear. We borrowed snorkel gear from a couple we met on the beach and swam out ...

Beautiful Place. Perfect temperatures. Our hotel is (very) far from being a Palace but the view is worth millions!!! Sorry for the short story but I am too busy doing nothing or swimming with rays... The 18th, we went around the island but the weather was as if a hurricane must be having fun close by. The wind and rain are impressive and there was no possibility to swim. At least, I will not get sunburn. Let's hope the plane will be able to take off tomorrow. Next stop, Santa Marta.

... your lungs if you surfaced too quickly. Yikes. But after practing in shallow water for a while, I grew pretty confident in my diving abilities and had a blast when we went diving for real. Its too bad that its such an expensive sport, and that it requires certification to dive, because its really fun, and I´d love to try it again. On Christmas we ate at the resorts Japanese restaurnat and took a cruise on a ...

... I knew that I'd be soloing the 1 mile to the main road on foot. As I walked back, I wondered to myself why I hadn't rented a motor scooter. When all the locals were busy siesta-ing, I was walking under a hot Caribbean sun. There's island transport, but the service is sporadic. However, good fortune finally came my way. As I passed the island's military outpost, a young soldier on a moped stopped and offered me a ride. He was young, and cute, and ...

The revelations just keep coming, none so beautiful as Guatemala, but still interesting, nonetheless. I guess I'm more of a mountain person than a beach person. Mountains are closer to God. The Air Force doesn&#8217;t create sleazy port cities in the mouintains like the Navy does on the coasts. But I&#8217;ve already seen Godly beautiful beach in Belize. I guess I just didn&#8217;t know that South America had black people, not English-speaking ones anyway ...