Derek s Place Little Corn Island

(Pam) Day 1 So, if you happen to look at the map pin for Little Corn Island, you may notice how small it is.  It is certainly not an exaggeration to say that this was the smallest place that I have ever been to.  Our first night at Derek's Place ...

... as the entire boat was virtually airborne and in no way was touching the water, that I may die on this joyride to the Little Corn Island.  It wasn't until one point, about half way through the trip, when time seemed to eerily slow down and I turned ...

... coast of Nicaragua. To get there, we took a plane from the capital of Nicaragua to Corn Island and then a boat to Little Corn Island. Upon arriving by boat, we were given maps of the island showing restaurants, shops and places to stay. From the docks, ...

... and throwing it towards the one I was in!   That's what we get for staying on the windward side of the island!  Little Corn Island is very laid back.  There are no roads so the island is accessed by dirt (mud if you come in the ...

... ' he tells me and I score a nice little room with the sound of waves to lull me to sleep. After a little research I decide Lil Corn is the place to be and hop on a ferry the next day to the even more seriously undeveloped sister island where electricity, ...

... , others spread out along whole benches and some of us get the floor.. Anyway, we got to big corn too late to get a boat onto Little corn, so spent the night there, after being escorted by a friendly local called Derek, who made us give him a tip (we gave ...

... then we discovered another pool with a colder temperature. Cold like you want it to be on a scorching August afternoon, maybe even a little colder. We couldn't resist. We went back, timed our sauna stay for four full minutes, then dove right into the ...

... the water, yes he might be crazy, and we got to touch the top of it, really slimy!  We returned to Hong Island to relax for a little while before going back out to snorkel, this time we Nemo! and sunfish with the big tail-like thing coming out of ...

... last time before we ditch it for being unreliable and incomplete.  It comes through with the Step in Lodge, a great little place that has private 4 bed air conditioned 'dorms', clean showers and a lovely communal space that overlooks the market ...