last days in sde warburg to the highlands of esteli

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Hello everyone. This first posting is mainly a photo ode to Yacu for those friends and family who haven´t recieved any recent photos--here you are! These photos take us through our first week of travel, from Israel to Managua, then on to the cities of Matagalpa and Esteli.

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Photos

yacu and friends
yacu is planning to travel with alison on her back and leo on her belly.

napping in the airport
napping in the airport

yawn at the airport
36 hours of airline transit--what a sport!

bus to matagalpa
We finally arrived! And we keep going...this bus will take us to Matagalpa

waiting for the bus
waiting for the bus in managua

yacu pee-pees
stop the bus! yacu pee-pees...

booba booba pees
...and later, leo and booba booba pee!

matagalpa swinging
swinging in matagalpa

yacu and trin with flower
hiking in sleva negra near matagalpa, yacu and trin stop to say hello to a blooming flower on our path

underwear on head, selva negra
yacu´s after-bathtime ritual, the naked dance, also occurs whenever the mood strikes, like here by the lake in selva negra.

naked dance
naked dancing!

watermelon on the bus
yacu is really into the bus rides, especially when she´s got a hunk of juicy watermelon in her hands.

sandino in esteli
a silhouette of sandino adorns the entrance to esteli, where the red and black flag still flies high

smiling yacu
"ah, I love being in this stronghold of sandinismo!"

swinging in esteli
wherever we go, we find the swings

crazy family
crazy family

view of esteli countryside
one day we took a 6 km hike to a local swimming hole. that´s esteli in the distance.

umbrella walk
Who says you don´t need an umbrella in the dry season?

estanzeula swimming hole
sun is shining, and we have a sweet place to swim!

estanzuela swimsuits
very refreshing! yacu thought it was a bit cold.

watermelon gift
Yacu was stoked that some other swimmers gave her their leftover watermelon.

Comments

[elie and the ladies]

you are alive...
and well! Keep both enjoying and writing! Love!

[Vince]

Super.
Beatifull photo.