Blogs from Mombacho, Southern Pacific Coast, Nicaragua, Central America Caribbean - page 4

Well, after meeting back up with Buber at the Bearder Monkey, Jordan and I decided that we would join him on what we thought would be a fun and exciting volcano trek. Now, perhaps I was being a little naive, but I was picturing your typical, awesome lava flowing volcano so some people may not share my disapointment with the climb. The good news was that instead of taking a $20 tour up the 'volcano', we did it on our own and the total trek ended up costing about 6 dollars. All you have to do is take a chicken bus, ask them to drop you off near Mombacho (which they pretty much know anyway cause we're white), and then follow the hill up. Starting out we imagined a nice little jaunt up a hill (again ... read more

Spent the rest of the afternoon, after the blog' crazyness swinging in a hammock with the winter of our discontent and a few cold victorias. I watched part of anchorman while I ate my burrito, which brings me to a issue. I´m finding it anoying staying at the monkey for only one reason. after 4 meals here in nicaragua, I have eaten here 4 times since the food is so good, wonderfully cheap and filling and danm convinent. I recomend the tacos burritos, quesidillias and burgers. oh I just stumbled accross a quote that I had in my last travel journal. "At the end of our exploring, we will arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." - T.S. Elliot. ... read more

D, P (Kiwi boy) , E and J (the Girls from Holland) and I travled to the Mombacho Reserve to see the fumadores, sulfuric steam streaming out of the mountian side (proof that the Volcano is still active.) the Walk there sucked 12km Away we left the monkey at 9:45 and started the hike at 1:20 here's to mass transit.... read more