Blogs from Corn Islands, Caribbean Nicaragua, Nicaragua, Central America Caribbean - page 2

Being diagnosed with acute bronchitis and influenza on the same day was far from ideal. This meant a lengthy course of antibiotics (ie. no alcohol!!) and no physical exertion. That ruled out surfing and volcano boarding, which had been the next two activities I had earmarked for our Nicaraguan adventures. A new plan had to be drawn up. The decision? Fly to the Corn Islands! The Corn Islands are two tiny islands in the Caribbean that belong to Nicaragua, with Little Corn Island not even having motorized vehicles, such is its minuteness. After successfully negotiating the ticket purchase over the phone (in Spanish!!), we were booked and all we had to do was get to the airport in notoriously dangerous Managua. No problemo! We waited on the shoulder of the highway for the promised bus to ... read more

Hola Amigos. "You made me miss - I've never missed that board before." Excerpt from the Slaughtered Lamb pub scene from classic 80s movie - An American Werewolf In London. If anyone is familiar with this movie and how the two boys felt when they entered The Slaughtered Lamb, then welcome to the jungle town of El Rama... Totally off the beaten tourist trail, it would seem that this town sees little in the way of foreigners. The entire town was silenced the instant we stepped foot from the bus and we were scowled at as we searched for a bed. Juigalpa, another town we overnighted in, was similar, but to a somewhat lesser degree. We only spent one night in each of these towns on our journey to the carribean coast, and we didn´t even ... read more

To get to paradise you need a plane. Having seen the tiny plane we thought we'd be on, we became excited, only to be led to an even smaller one. Our twelve seater felt like sitting in a retro mini-bus in the sky. As we drew nearer paradise the sky darkened and the rain started. Despite this, the views were interesting, the tubulence was interesting, the next part of our journey was interesting...and brilliant. Saw the little boat we thought we were getting on, got excited, only to be led to an even smaller one. As ever, common sense prevailed as we sat on the boat in the rain for twenty minutes. The weather meant we could see nothing, as did holding a black tarp over our heads as a make-shift roof. An hour later, soaking ... read more

BIG CORN If possible, spend all of your time at Little Corn. Stay on Big Corn only if you have late or early flights, and stay at Club Paraiso. The rooms are good, but not great (built for a dry climate and not the islands, so they smell like mold and don't let the air through), but I really enjoyed my time there. The owner is extremely knowledgeable about all the affairs of both islands and can take you on a wonderful snorkeling tour of Little Corn. He is expensive but he knows what he is doing. The restaurant has some excellent meals and some good ones and the beach by the hotel has more texture and variety than others on the island. I ran along the beaches for a few miles, and though some are ... read more

After the middle of the night reading session we both slept great. We woke up well rested. We both were wide awake around 6am. I think we've just been sleeping more than enough lately. We had breakfast with Ana & the kids. Lola & Surya were using my computer to play games & they were teaching me things about how to use my computer. Pretty funny. After breakfast we packed up & reorganized. We were comfortably moved into our little cabana so it took some time to pack. We paid Ana, said goodbye to everyone, took some last minute photos of everything one more time...Especially the puppies. They are so adorable & they were sleeping & snuggling together. Precious! Then we strapped on our backpacks & headed into town on the trail. It was really hot ... read more