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April 12th 2009

Published: April 19th 2009

The Six Headed No Tail Snake When you think about cities with historical rivalries what comes to mind? Auckland and Christchurch... pretty tame. Cardiff and Swansea... they´re definitely not friends, and as for Barcelona and Madrid, that hostility can be down right nasty. But here in Nicaragua we discovered two leading contenders for ¨rivalry of the millennium¨. Before we get to them, this... Read Full Entry

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First Steps

The priest takes in the image before walking across it

Heavy Feet

8 men carry a crucified Jesus model across the image

And The Crowds Follow

All gone in minutes

Close Up

Moments To Live

Taken just before the procession passes

Destroyed

Just minutes later

All Mighty

We step across the World

Mary Followed Jesus

Carried by purple loving women in Granada

Not So Sweet

All part of the crucifiction procession in Granada

Chicken In A Basket

At the market in Masaya

Sea Worthy?

Despite last month's sailing experience Tracey gets back on a boat

Staying On Deck

Tracey opts for fresh air and sun-burn over inside the cabin and vomit!

Santo Domingo

A view of our beach during a walk across Ometepe

Playing By The Lake

Dry Tracey + wet little girl = wet Tracey. But it was quite refreshing!

Island Life

Thirsty? Just pop down to the lake for a drink

Petroglyph

One of many ancient images left in rocks on the island

Twice The Size

These Easter giants had a dance-off in the street

20th April 2009

Penny Rymer
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Easter Parades
Another fascinating blog! How lovely to read about Easter being celebrated in such a wonderful way. The pictures created in the sawdust were amazing. Have a great time in Honduras, hope you get some good diving.

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