Category Archives: Nicaragua
Granada
Granada, Granada, Granada!!! Getting to Granada was great because Mark and Becca got to experience their first chicken bus ride. We caught a bus out of San Juan del Sur. We thought we were going to have to change buses … Continue reading
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San Juan del Sur
San Juan del Sur was perfect; I had forgotten how beautiful it is. The town is located along the Pacific Ocean just north of the Costa Rican border. It’s one of the few towns in Nicaragua that is experiencing foreign … Continue reading
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Montezuma
I apologize for the delay in posts. Traveling through Central America during rainy season has proved to be difficult. The thunder and lightning storms cut the water and electricity nearly everyday, making the already slow internet connection even slower. The … Continue reading
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San Juan del Sur … Again
Ometepe was so hot that it was virtually impossible to do anything; even laying in hammocks was uncomfortable. Our friend Stacey was our saving grace. It was great to see a familiar face when we arrived and even greater to have … Continue reading
La Isla Ometepe
Jacq and I arrived on Tuesday evening. It was a long day of travel from The Corn Islands and we were exhausted; however, Ometepe has been well worth the journey. The island, located in Lake Nicaragua, is made up of … Continue reading
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Corn Islands
Well, we’re back on solid land – sort of; really we’re on another island but this one isn’t in the Caribbean and it’s much more developed so internet is readily available. This, of course, means it’s time for me to … Continue reading
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Apoyo Crater Lake
Yesterday we took a day trip to Apoyo Crater Lake – a large fresh water lake located in the crater of an old volcano about 30 minutes outside of the city of Granada. The lake was absolutely beautiful. The house … Continue reading
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Granada
Again, a journal entry says it best: We arrived in Granada yesterday afternoon. I really didn’t know if we were going to make it out of Rivas with our sanity. The dust and crowds and heat were just too much. … Continue reading
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Rivas
In order to describe our journey to Granda, I must copy what I wrote in my personal journal: All of this traveling blows me away. How different the world is. Jacq and I arrived in Rivas today to catch a … Continue reading
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Nicaraguan Bug
After praising the travel gods yesterday for a smooth and safe journey thus far, I got hit with my first bad travel bug. Oh my gosh! I was sick all night. I couldn’t keep anything down and it felt like … Continue reading
