Well, here we are in Nicaragua and it's steaming hot. Unfortunately, the power and water is pretty intermittent, which means no fans and no showers for most of the day. Mmmm, nice! It's only been a week since I last updated my blog, but we've covered quite a bit of ground so it's probably easier to do a quick summary to bring things up date and write in more detail when the internet connection is better: La Fortuna After collecting another ten people and a new guide in San Jose, we had a pretty easy travel day up to La Fortuna in the interior of the country. It's an absolutely beautiful place dominated by the area's main attraction, Volcan Arenal, about 17km north of the town. It's an active volcano which means if you're lucky, some
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