It's been a week since my return and now that I've had time to process this adventure, I thought I would share some final thoughts with you. I know my last entry ended a little sad with me crying on the plane. I sat next to a nica developer and actually started lecturing him about not ruining his beautiful country. He told me to stop crying because I was making him want to cry! Nicaragua is extremely poor, but, I found it's people, land and country filled with warmth and beauty. With the exception of Managua, I always felt safe and [View Full Entry]

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Well, I found lobster! Lot's of it! Cheap! Didn't starve in San Juan del Sur! San Juan del Sur is a nice little beach town. However, it is a bit touristy relative to the other places I've been. I finally got to do a little bit of souviner shopping, although I really wasn't in the shopping mood. Had a bit of a tough time figuring out the bus schedule. I wanted to leave for Managua on Sunday afternoon, but the senorita at the desk said there were no buses to Managua on Sunday afternoons. I'd need to take a cab. Would [View Full Entry]

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ok, so, i think when i left you, i was on my way to ometepe? i received my first proposal on the taxi drive to the ferry dock in ometepe. as a white woman traveling alone, the latino men circle like sharks. this is where not knowning spanish has actually come in handy. the conversation usually goes something like this: hombre: are you traveling alone? yo: yes hombre: are you married? yo: no hombre: do you have any children? yo: no hombre: do you have a boyfriend? yo: no hombre: how old are you? yo: sorry, i don't know numbers in [View Full Entry]

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buenas dias, mi amigas! you won´t believe the adventure i´ve been having ... where to start? let´s see, monday morning my plan was to catch the executive service bus from san jose to managua and transfer to rivas along the way. i made it to the station and as soon as i walked in, some guy was waving customs slips at me saying something in spanish that, of course, i could not understand. ´this is going to be a long trip´, i thought. then, i heard a voice ´luanne! luanne!´ i looked around and there was eric, a kayaker friend of [View Full Entry]

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Just a quick update ... made it to Rivas, Nicaragua where I am now at staying at a palace, with real, hot water! I was supposed to be in Ometepe by now, but, well, as those of you who have traveled with me, sometimes things just don´t go as planned! I outdid myself this time .... will write more later but just wanted to let you know I´ve been able to keep myself fed and sheltered! I´m very tired ..... LuAnne [View Full Entry]

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hey ... sorry for the lack of punctuation. im using a weird foreign keyboard and dont want to take the time to figure it out. after an almost cancelled flight due to an ice storm in dallas, i made it to warm and rainy san jose late thursday night. so far, its been a fun and eventful trip! yay, at least the ! key works! laura and james ceremony was one of the most beautiful and touching ones ive been to. at night, by candelight, surrounded by the jungle and their close friends and serenaded by the rapidly rising pacuare river. [View Full Entry]

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