Blogs from Central America Caribbean - page 1744

Hier, j’ai passé une première journée de stage comme les autres : la matinée à courir à gauche et à droite pour remplir de la paperasse administrative et l’après-midi à emplir des boîtes de tips. Oh joie. Le travail s’annonce un peu répétitif (fingerprinting AFLP) mais bon, ça va. Ils étaient bien surpris de voir que je comprenais tout et que j’avais déjà fait la plupart des manips….eh oui! Les étudiants de Sherbrooke sont bien formés! J’ai mangé à la cantine pour la première fois. Ils y servent de la nourriture créole. J’ai choisi de la dorade accompagnée de banane verte et d’une courge quelconque. L’autre plat disponible était des tripes….ouf. Je n’y étais pas prête. J’ai jasé un peu avec le cuistot et il me disait qu’ici il y a pleins de fruits (ex ... read more

C’est époustouflant la végétation ici! Wow. Il y a des tonnes d’hibiscus grimpant aux arbres, toutes sortes de fleurs aux couleurs variées, des bouquets de bambou qui n’ont rien à voir avec les plantules qu’on a dans nos maisons au Québec, sans oublier les palmiers aux formes, ma foi, fort surprenantes. Certains ont des genres de grappes pendantes ressemblant à un énorme pommeau de douche duquel giclent des colliers de grosses perles vertes. J’en prendrai plusieurs en photo pour illustrer mon émoi. D’autres ont des feuilles d’environ 6 pieds par 5 pieds! Oh! Pour ce qui est des fruits, j’ai des plants de goyaves et de coco devant mon 2½. Je ne sais pas trop s’ils sont prêts. Il y a des bibittes en sale à part ça…eurrrrrrrr…j’ai dû sortir dehors d’énormes bêtes avec l’aide ... read more

I'm having trouble coming up with titles for these things anymore, so forgive me. Alright after the island I came to San Juan Del Sur. I'd head from so many people that it is the biggest tourist destination in Nicaragua and super crowed with gringos, so I wasn't sure what I was going to think about it. So it was a nice little surprize when I get here, run into a friend I met in Granada who is living here, go to a bar on the beach and count 4 people in total on the beach! I knew I was going to like it here and am going on my my 5th day. It is a big surf town, though the beach here is not good for surfing as it is a horse shoe bay, ... read more

Since the rest of the vacation has begun to mesh together in my mind, I figured I would summarize it in one post: A few days before I left NY I checked the weather and was dismayed to see a 40% chance of rain each day for the entire trip. I told my mom expecting her to be equally upset, but she laughed at me. She told me that in the tropics there is always a 40% chance of rain but if it does rain it is usually only for a few minutes. True to her word, it didn't rain at all. Just one more reason not to trust the weather channel. We spent most of our time at the beach. I would have liked to have spent all of our time at Playa Flamenco, ... read more

Oh my, my, my! What a wonderful summer this is! So far, the weather has been just as gorgeous in Kentucky as it has been in the Caribbean! We have many beautiful lakes and mountains to explore, but I still have to constantly have my fix of palm trees and magnificent beaches! Not to mention-my sinus and allergy issues completely disappear in the Caribbean! It's so wonderful to be able to breathe! : ) We just returned from Anguilla, and, as usual, I have tons of awesome information to share with you! There is no way I will be able to squeeze everything into one issue, so you will get at least two issues out of this island! Anguilla, which rhymes with "vanilla', and means "eel" because of the eel shape of the island, used to ... read more