Blogs from Leon, Northern Pacific Coast, Nicaragua, Central America Caribbean - page 7

Last night at the island the night guard didn't show up until late (around 8:30) The sun goes down early so it's dark around 6:30 and you need electricity ie: power, lights They have solar panels and have power all the time from the panels, however it has been broken and the part coming from Miami has not yet arrived. So the night guard starts up the diesel generator when he shows up and we have power for a few hours. Anyhow dinner was no problem. I had ordered earlier and only ordered cabbage salad. I can only take so much grease, which all of what the food is, good but prepared in grease. The cook doesn't get in until after I get up in the morning so I usually just go in the kitchen house ... read more

January 26th Erin My days so far at Surfing Turtle can be summed up in just one word: relaxed. It definitely has taken some getting used to. Quite different from my life back in KC, and very different from Leon where we spent our first two days. The Spanish speaking only staff has requested someone is up in the mornings by 6:30 a.m. because that is when the night security guard leaves. Thanks to a neighboring local rooster, I don’t even have to use the travel alarm clock we packed! Being the morning person that I am, I have really enjoyed the tranquility and cool temperatures, as well as the hot cup of instant coffee during these mornings! Jeff has also taken to getting up with me since he has been working away on a shed ... read more

So Nicaragua, this is one country I had heard loads about from other backpackers travelling the other way. It seemed to be one of these countries that people either love or hate.....for myself I loved it. The country itself is beautiful with a different volcano around every corner and despite poverty levels that I haven’t seen anywhere else in the world the people were so friendly. So the first stop in Nicaragua was Leon, it’s a colonial town in the North of the country and as cities go it was pretty but there wasn’t really that much to see. After a day wandering around the city with the highlight being a really bizarre fairytale museum that was solely made up of manikins dressed up as the fairytale creatures, they kind of all looked the same. It’s ... read more

Hola Amigos, First off I would like to apologize for my lack of communication on this blog for the past couple years, but I am now back at it. I am now a college graduate doing the cliché backpacking experience through Central and South America. Currently I am living in Leon, Nicaragua where I am volunteering/ working for at least the next 3 months with a non-profit organization called Quetzaltrekkers and will be a Volcano tour guide for them. The net profits go towards local street kids programs and the hikes run for anywhere from US$30-90. We do 9 different hikes as well as an overnight hike during a full moon to the Telica Volcano. That hike particularly also offers views of lava when we stand at the top of the crater and look down. As ... read more

Well, we made it home safely. It took a little longer than we anticipated because of thunderstorms in Miami but we pulled into St. John's at about 4am this morning. All our luggage made it to Montreal with us so we didn't have to try to track down missing luggage. That was a big relief. Some of you have asked where the school is located. Here is a Google Maps link to the school: url=http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=El+Sauce,+Leon,+Nicaragua&hl=en&ll=12.847656,-86.659934&spn=0.002301,0.003484&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=50.213105,114.169922&t=h&z=19La Cenicera School The road goes along the top of the page and the school is approximately in the middle. It has a tin roof. Beside the school is a very large tree and we spent a lot of time there recovering from the heat. Back on Friday, we had our reflection time with Lenin. He gave a brief synopsis of what ... read more