Category: Nicaragua
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Eating in Nicaragua
Breakfast in Nicaragua is one of two options. 1) A pastry from the panederia or street corner 2) ¨Desayuno¨ which means gallopinto (rice and beans), eggs, queso, tortillas, and optional meat, served with a sugary sweet black coffee. If we opt for #2, we wouldn´t need anything else until 3 or 4 in the afternoon.…
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Agua Caliente
After 3 weeks and 2 days, we had our first hot shower in Nicaragua. In the lowlands, cold showers were a refreshing afternoon break, but taking them in the mornings or evenings when the weather cooled was avoided. As we ascended in elevation, the weather and water cooled which made even afternoon showers unpleasant. Finally,…
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A cow?
The charades start early in Nicaragua. We can tell our surly waitress hates her job and we complicate it by not knowing the Spanish words for cooked egg styles. She makes a circle with her fingers. We say ¨Si¨. We get sunny side up, and a friendly bystander lets us know we could have ordered…
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Leon
In our tour of colonial cities of Central America, we add Leon. They have a lot of churches and houses with large courtyards overflowing with flowers. We greatly enjoyed hanging out in the park opposite this church.
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A City You´ve Never Heard Of
In 1971, Managua´s downtown looked to be a happening place. Office buildings and bustling markets set around large parks, palaces, and cathedrals were all set on the shores of Lago de Managua. In 1972, an earthquake levelled the city and many years of war followed. Today, ¨downtown¨ is filled with empty lots, a tent city,…
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Riding the Spine
Every once in a while, we meet some truly interesting people in our travels. These guys take the cake, and we couldn´t resist sharing their story. 19 months into their dirt road bicycle trip from the top of Alaska to the bottom of South America, they have gotten cholera, been arrested by undercover FBI agents…
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In the Clouds
When hiking in mud, the first time you fall, it hurts. The second time you fall it hurts your pride. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th times it´s really funny. When the trail is a waterfall of mud, it´s even funny the first time. We laughed 8 hours up and down Volcano Maderas. The gaggle of…
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Beisbol
As a side effect of staying in one of the cheapest places in town, we are sharing our digs with a 9-year old baseball team in town for a baseball game. Our plans for the day fell through, so we decided to check out their game. Lo and behold we end up at the semi-finals…
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The wheels on the bus…
We arrived in Nicaragua this morning. We´ve been in 3 yellow school buses already. Now, we´ve made it to the colonial town of Granada where we´ll settle in for a couple days lounging on finely carved chairs in shaded courtyards. First impressions: Much more laid-back and calm than we expected. In the most touristed town…
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End of the Line
New England is throwing us a farewell party with a foot of snow. We will be giving ourselves plenty of time to trudge through it down to New York in time for our 2:30 am flight on Tuesday. The reality of leaving home until April hasn’t quite sunk in yet. Packing up our old familiar…