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Yesterday, I was sitting at a Cantina of sorts, eating lunch and about 300-400 yards out in the bay- a pod of WHALES! I saw about a dozen or more blowing air, and a few jumping and playing, and even a few tails... A guy who runs boat tours was just about wetting himself getting people into the boat to speed out there and desterb their breathing and playing.... beautiful to watch as I ate my lunch.... Beach time has been wonerful- Im sleeping in a hammock every night on this bug balcony filled with other hammocks... its wonderful how close to the ocean I sleep- the only down-side: I get woken up every morning at sunrise because the sun beams right into my face! By about 7:30am its up behind the roof, so no worries! ... read more

So, its been a long time folks. Sorry for the delay, I have no excuse except Im in Central America.... Which means the following- Sometimes the power goes out, everyday. Sometimes I forget. Sometimes Im eating, or sleeping, or at the lake, or running around. Sometimes Im knee deep in a serious yoga-meditation retreat and its just not in the cards! But here I am, all bask in the glory of this summerized update. Before New Years, I got on a bus that drove stright through Honduras, into El Salvador where I stayed the night. Next morning, stright for Guatemala City. Where I spent all of 40 minutes in. Stright to Antigua. Where I spent one night, and went to El Hato- a small village about 40 minutes into the mountains from Antigua. Had a ... read more

Yesterday. One fast ass truck drive to Cerro Negro (Morgan, I think you have some driving competition....) One black sand volcano. One wooden board with one handle in front, one in back. One orange jump suit (think chain-gang!). And one lost mind. A group of 9, we all climbed Cerro Negro, a black sand volcano that sits in the fault line with several others (its all in the same line as Telica, the Volcano I hiked on the full moon). The hike took 45 mins to the top. The ride down- less the a minute. We all suited up, and two at a time, we slid on these boards, down the side of this Volcano- some of us HAULING ASS! I hit a huge dip and the way down and had to break and bits of ... read more

Wooooo-weeeee! Its been an exhausting few days of adventuring.... Before I went on an insane hike, I went and did a little photo tour of the city (so, see pictures). On Tuesday night I went on a full moon hike with a non-profit group. We hiked in the mostly dark for over five hours to the mouth of a still active and bubbling volcano! It was one of the most insane hikes Ive ever done. All of us tripped, stumbled, and slid around in the dark to get there, but the views of the lava as well as the rising sun was worth it.... well, worth it until I realized we still had to hike down.... We desended into the valley between the active volcan and a dormant one into some grassy areas and took a ... read more

Buenas world! I´ve been in different states of being horizonatal (and get your minds out of the gutter, not in that way) for a week or so, and I havnt been up to writing about the lack of things that I actually do. But, heres a run down of the recent: - my feet finally scabbed! I can walk around town without getting more blisters and making my feet bleed! Gracias a Dios! On the eastern shoe front, I finally went to Masaya yesterday and purchased a pair of lether sandals to schlep around town in. - Masaya was another experience altogether. It seems its part of Latin culture to answer a question no matter if one really knows the answer. I went with a Swedish girl Camilla, and the micro-bus didnt drop us off at ... read more