Blogs from El Salvador, Central America Caribbean - page 41

Despues de dejar la tan emotiva visita que tuvimos en Leon, salimos destino a El Salvador. Alli nos estaba esperando Nuria, una prima mia (Rocio). Llegamos a San Salvador por la noche y como no era de esperar lo primero que hicimos fue irnos a comer las deliciosas PUPUSAS. Estás son el plato tipico tradicional de aqui que consiste en tortillas rellenas de frijoles, queso, chicharron o todo mezclado y que van acompañadas con una ensalada que se llama curtido. Para el fin de semana ya teniamos planes de que ver y hacer asi que nos fuimos directamente al Cerro verde, este es un cerro que esta a las afueras de San salvador y desde donde se pueden apreciar dos grandes volcanes activos que son el Izalco y el de Santa Ana. El volcan Izalco lo ... read more

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

Ok, for the sake of time I'm going to finish up my trip to El Salvador...with probably a bit less detail that I had wanted to, but something is better than nothing. From San Salvador we got a bus to the coast! It was a bit of a ride and we were packed, including a couple crates of baby chickens! There were a couple families with several kids. I held a boy, maybe a year and a half old, for a chunk of the trip giving his sister a break. We saw a couple volcanoes from the window. It was WONDERFUL to be at the beach. Stayed in a lovely place on the beach and enjoyed our time with the surf and the sun. Just an afternoon, night and morning there then off to our next ... read more

Whoo-hoo for Semana Santa! Blair and I have been traveling since Saturday morning. We left Copan at 11am and had been in three countries by the end of the day (Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador). We stayed in San Salvador for a couple days, met two of his friends that came down to visit. Yesterday we made our way to the Pacific Ocean!! LOVE THE BEACH!!! Spent an amazing day and a half there, and then arrived in Juayua this afternoon. The coast was HOT (getting a bit tanner), but we're in the cool mountains now and it even sprinkled a bit today. Feels fresh...and our hostel has HOT water, and internet! Living it up! Will post photos and sweet stories later on (hopefully!!!) I was ready to leave San Salvador. Big, noisy...ugh. But the coast ... read more

El Salvador San Salvador - Airport is way out of city probably because of mountains even though it has been flattest coming in for ages. Very westernised city, big American food and service chains, although on the other side of the road are the usual African looking coconut stalls. Went for wander one day and came across a huge shopping complex which I was just not expecting. This city is most like home with suburbs and shopping centres. Maybe it is just because I am in the suburbs??? People here are extremely friendly, just about everyone on the street says hello or ‘Buenos’ and just generally helpful and pleased to see you. Haven’t felt scared at all which I was prepared for. Still the obligatory man with a shotty at every entrance but always smiling and ... read more