I’m now back home after 3 weeks of long and exhausting travel days but also of many, many new experiences and new friends. This has been one of the most fulfilling trips I’ve ever been on even if it did end with three back to back flights. My overnight flight […]
Tag: Nicaragua
Into Costa Rica
There was only one minibus available to take us to the 730 ferry to the Nicaraguan mainland today but somehow we managed to all fit inside with our bags on top. The ride back to the mainland was just as calm even though there was a strong wind blowing this […]
Charlie : Nicaragua
We have been in Nicaragua for a few days now and unfortunately we are getting ready to leave this lovely country to travel to our final country of the trip, Costa Rica, but we have had a good time here. Our first stop, after travelling via Managua, was the town […]
Kayaking in a shark-infested lake
The first item for today, after a lazy breakfast, was to head next door with Gary and Kelly to go kayaking up into the National Park which for only 100 Cordoba ($5) each was probably the cheapest activity we have done so far! We made our way out onto the […]
Look out for the Howler Monkey
Today was the shortest transfer of the trip so far and it only took a few hours to get to our next destination – the beautiful volcanic Ometepe island where I’m currently sat on a terrace overlooking the lake. I can’t really see anything as it’s dark but it’s a […]
Visiting an active volcano
Today was my first full day in Nicaragua and I had a great time. My eyes sting, I feel sick and am coughing a bit from tonight’s sightseeing activities though – I’ll explain more later on in this post. The day started off with a lazy wander to the laundry […]
Crossing into Nicaragua
I’m now in Nicaragua, which is the country I’ve been looking forward to visiting the most on this trip, but so far all we’ve done is travel so I haven’t had a chance to see too much yet. Our journey started at 7am with a chicken bus from right outside […]
Charlie : Honduras
We are at the Honduras – Nicaragua border now and Charlie enjoyed his time in Honduras. The main place we visited was the beautiful Roatán Island, some distance off of the Caribbean coast, where most of the activities were water based so he didn’t have many photos taken as he preferred […]
Central America is booked
For several years I’ve been putting off visiting Central America which, for some unknown reason, has been a place I’ve wanted to visit for many years. My problem was I kept getting distracted by other destinations – in 2009 I saw a photo of somebody sitting next to a Mountain […]