Blogs from Eastern, El Salvador, Central America Caribbean - page 4

AFter the last blog, it was time to take a trip to the inland and see other parts of El Salvador. We hauled the dingy up onto the boat, and cleaned out the fridge. Had our friend, Theresa, take us ahore with our small backpacks with a few days of clothes. It's been a long time since I bussed it with a backpack, boy am I getting older...notice I didn't say OLD, just older. Robin's pack was longer and slimmer and mine was too wide, mostly it sat on my lap. Those dang hair products and face creams really can fill up a small backpack quick. The bus was loud and crowded. The bus drivers have a helper..ayudante..who whistles and slaps the sides of the bus to let the driver know it's time to move on, ... read more

I arrived in San Miguel yesterday. This is the third largest city in El Salvador and the eastern hub for the country. Its distinguishing feature is the active volcano it has towering over it, which last erupted in 1976. At only 50km and most it downhill, this was by far the easiest ride so far, but one of the most dangerous, as I didn´t have a good shoulder for the last 20km into San Miguel, so I had to tough it out on the two lane highway with all the buses and trucks. Some of them seemed to come so close... Not much new here other than a big fiesta they were having tonight. It was a 40th anniversary for something, but I couldn´t figure out for what. Anyways, it was quite the festive mood with ... read more

We stayed for one night back in San Salvidor. We had requested a few days earlier the same room from Ximena's that we had before. We thought all was well but on arrival found only the crappy noisy rooms available. Not happy we went to La Estancia not far away and slept in a dorm. No one else was in our room so it was fine and Pieter spent the evening chatting with Peace Corp volunteers who favoured this hostel. One was a New York narcotics cop. The next day we caught a taxi at 5:30 am to the Terminal Oriente and got onto an 'especial' bus for San Miguel. These buses are simply the more modern ones with comfy seats but aircon was never installed. It left at 6 am on the dot. It took ... read more

2-hour bus ride south of Tacuba… Juayua is a cute, colorful, coffee-growing town. Cute to the point where the trees which line the street grids have been sculptured in the shape of blocks and balloons and the building rows behind them each are perfectly painted in bright, happy colors, accented with flowers. A popular weekend spot for Salvadorians, Sundays, the parque central fills with local restaurants serving their cuisine from vendors in the street. Oversized, double-decker buses, dwarfing the town center, wait to take (Salvadorian) tourists on a “rockin’” night ride through…hmmn, not so sure, felt too much of a carnival for me. I came to this town for the trek through jungle and swim under the waterfalls and caves. Precisely what I did. Once again, another adventurous hike, carving our way through the jungle, half ... read more

Hola; Nous avons traversé le Salvador et dormis dans un petit hotel a la frontiere du Honduras. Demais, hier, on traverse une partie du Honduras pour aller au Nicaragua. Je viens de mettre des photos pendant 2 heures, voir anciens blogs. J.P.... read more