Blogs from Nicaragua, Central America Caribbean - page 194

Mette went earlier to San Jose, Costa Rica, so Anna is the only one of the three amigos that can update the blog about Isla de Ometepe. And sorry amigos, I´m NOT sure about the date, because I don´t have a calendar and the days all blur into one... So here we go: From Granada we took a chicken bus to Rivas early in the morning. There we were met by the eager taxi drivers and told that there are no buses to San Jorge, which we thought was bullshit, until we saw all the other backpackers looking confused and sharing taxis. So we took one with a very silent British couple to the "ferry". For Finns the word ferry is quite another thing than the boat waiting for us. "Pakolaisvene" is what we would ... read more

THings are going great...we are now in Costa Rica after being in my favourite country so far. Nicaragua was so great. The weather wasn't very good but the people and the places we were in were amazing. First we went to Grenada where we stayed in the nicest hotel there. It was quite posh, and we got some funny looks when we all piled in with our back packs and muddy shoes. The town has so much character and history behind it. You could spend a few days just walking around looking at the historical sites. There was one cathedral that my friend Edd and I were visiting that was completely torched in the 1700's but is being restored. The original cement face of it is still scorched but inside is completely finished. We were walking ... read more

my God, it´s extra hott here in granada. sweet jesus! i am sweating and all i am doing is sitting on a computer typing away. how sad...seriously....and last night felt like a sauna in my hostel/dorm room. and i´m on the top bunk next to the fans. given two of the four don´t work and the one above me can´t go faster than speed 2 or it will start making noises like a chimpazee (no joke...i´m for reals...it sounds exactaly like a chimp). absolutely incredible i´d say.... but Lord, it is sooo hott...absolutely scoring. i wonder what the temp is. i swear it´s at least 120....jk but i dunno. who sweats BUCKETS just sitting down????? seriously....all the sweat is going down my face and i swear, if i had a bucket next to me it would ... read more

Venimos haces dos semanas casi... Estamos trabajando en San Judas... Escribiré más adelante de mi tierra.. Pero esto es lo ocurrido hasta ahorita... La cosa se puso mas interesante este martes.. Y desgraciadamente no puedo decir que no. Este mail ni se lo mando a mi familia. Prefiero contarles cuando llegue, sino, simplemente les estaré dando la razón desde lejos y se comenzaran por preocupar por mi. Les he escrito contandoles lo bonito y bien que me la he estado pasando, pero a la vez, les he mencionado acerca de la desorganización de este proyecto. No se si les conté que un día, el lunes creo que fue, me empezaron a pegar los niños.. Esque es tan tan falta de cariño. Reciben cero atención de los padres, y nos ven a a nosotros, lo quieren todo, ... read more

What an amazing thing time is! ..its my birthday where a lot of you are and its not til tomorrow for me here...so thank you for the wishes....time warping from the ruinas back to the 21st century altho' the border x-ing into Nicaragua was not user friendly...I mean how hard would it be just to put up a couple of signs? like passports here and vehicle stuff here...felt like whipping out the felt nib and just writing on the wall...and no-one, even the people who work there, have much idea...a Panamanian english speaking guy asked several of the officials for directions for us...and they turned out to be wrong!!...anyway, we ultimately worked it out...passports were easy, and the bike stuff a black comedy of errors culminating in a waiting game with the last Honduran official who ... read more