by Kim: This was our only tender port of the trip, which meant that instead of being able to walk off the ship, we anchored offshore and got to ride small boats called tenders from there to the pier. Hurricane damage and repair work on the road from the port in San Juan del Sur made what was supposed to be a 90 minute bus ride even longer (and m...

Hey been neglecting my uploading duties recently. my camera went on the brink in peru and have been robbing photos since instead of taking my own. heres a few random snaps from a nicaraguan website taken at maderas beach where ive been surfing the last couple of weeks......

Down to the coast for some more beach action. Through the busy Sunday markets, we got through to the wee bus station on the other side to catch the bus to Rivas. Journey felt like a slog, but really only took 1 and a half hours! We got straight onto another bus at Rivas for San Juan del Sur, and the short 45 minute journey was easier on the arch...

I always knew that Kirsten was a Central America travel writer for about.com, but I never expected to enjoy the perks of it quite like we did during the final days of our trip. After arriving in San Juan Del Sur on August 26th, Kirsten got us free lodging at The Pelican Eye (aka Piedras y Olas), a four star resort that was the nicest place in to...

Jepp we are on the beach again :-)! It took us only 2 hours with a local bus, not to mention at least 40 C before the bus moved and at least twice as much people as should. We were not so happy for the first 30 minutes but after the bus emptied a bit it was more comfortable and at the end we even could sit down. Marias backpack took the first da...

Hola, So I have officially finished my 2 weeks of classes, Saturday morning was my last day. It is a little sad but nice to know I will be moving on and be able to put my Spanish to great use. Everyone speaks Spanish here but also a little English so it is easy to fall back on English speaking when you get tired or frustrated with Spanish. I fee...

so, nicaragua so far has been alright. i finally got over the boarder, even though it took forever and once we got across i had asked the driver to let me off on the road that would take me to san juan del sur, because there isnt a bus that goes directly there. so i get off there and they tell me that i will have to flag a cab down to take to th...

Just after the luncheon hour I wandered over to the bus stop to go from Rivas to San Juan del Sur. It was a hot day, but luckily there was a smattering of shade where I got to sit in the dirt. Standing was an option, but...if my pack had to sit on the ground, both of us may as well. Oh, on a side note, there are tons of bike taxis in Rivas. Ther...