Year: 2005

Granada is definitely worth a visit. I’ve been spending quite a bit of time sitting on the sidewalk in front of my little house. This is common behavior, all the neighbors spend time out here. And there is constant traffic passing by and stopping to talk. I’m out here with Bentley and he attracts lots … Continue reading “Granada Street Life”

Lake Nicaragua is huge. It’s one of the worlds largest fresh water bodies. It even has the worlds only species of fresh water shark. It’s got ferries that run across the lake and out to the twin volcanic island of Ometepe. Ometepe is the largest island in the world in fresh water. Ometepe is a … Continue reading “Lake Nicaragua”

Part way through the trip, we decided that we should capture pictures of the various folks we met. So here is a rogue’s gallery of our acquaintances. Here’s Mariele, yoga instructor from Argentina. We’ve enjoyed her classes in Tamarindo on each of our three trips. Her classes have a special aura, partly because they are … Continue reading “People We Met”

Carolyn and I saw Elvis in an old movie called ‘King Creole’ a couple of years ago. The movie is set in New Orleans around 1940 . Good story. The first half of the movie is excellent but the last half falls apart. The opening scene has a young lady walking down a street in … Continue reading “Singing In the Streets”

Each morning I awake to the sounds of bombs bursting in the air directly above my little house. They’re not big ones, maybe 100 times larger than a typical North American firecracker. The problem is Bentley. These explosions drive him into barking fits. While trying to shut him up I notice that the bombs sometimes … Continue reading “Bombs Over Granada”

I continue to enjoy Granda. It’s very different than anything else I’ve seen in Central America. Is much older for one thing. This internet shop was built around 1860 and the building next door was first built in 1529! The place is cosmopolitan, there’re original art works in most every shop, house and resturant. The … Continue reading “Mapaches In Granada”

It continues to rain and rain. I left San Juan Del Sur this morning and headed for San Jorge, the takeoff point for the ferry to Ometepe. When i arrived it was raining and you couldn’t see much of the volcanos so I decided to skip it and move on to Granada a little earlier … Continue reading “On To Granada”

Southern Nicaragua may be different than you expect. The people are exceptionally friendly and open minded. For instance I entered this internet shop with Bentley at my side and it wasn´t a problem. It is certainly not ordinary but nobody seems to judge that behavior as strange, they just see it as interesting and unusual. … Continue reading “Security Note”

I’ve been thinking about the border crossing for weeks. It really feels good to get on with it. After lots of strategizing I decided to simply hit it staight on. I drove from La Cruz to Penas Blancas early this morning. I arrived at 7:45 and was driving freely in Nicaragua before 9am! This was … Continue reading “Into Nicaragua!”