Author: Carolyn McClain

I’d been told enough stories about the horrors of driving (or being for that matter) in Guatemala City that my plan was to immediately hire a taxi to lead the way across the city and for me to follow in the Landcruiser. It didn’t work out that way. Guatemala City was actually a lot nicer … Continue reading “Guatemala City”

The primary way we’ve had trouble crossing the borders is due to incorrect paperwork. What happens is at one border someone fills out something incorrectly or neglects to fill out something. Sometimes this is done on purpose. The problem arrises when you reach the next border crossing and they discover the ‘problem’. I had an … Continue reading “Why Things Go Wrong At Borders- Reason 32”

After the relatively smooth crossing into Honduras I drove about 1 km and was stopped by the police. All in all I was stopped five times before reaching Lake Yojoa. My plan had been to drive to San Pedro Sula in the far North of Honduras and failing that to stop at Santa Barbara. These … Continue reading “Lake Yojoa and Copan-Honduras”

I’ve not been looking forward to this border crossing. My paper work says I’m to leave the country at El Espino. I chose that location because that’s were Carolyn and I crossed on the way down (the devil you know) and because of Roberto. Roberto has a small Bed and Breakfast place in Honduras near … Continue reading “Honduras – Nicaragua Border Crossing”

I’m sure this isn’t news but there are a lot of poor people in Central America. There is trash, dog shit and other such things not too far from the nicest places. I’m pointing this out so as to not give a completely distorted view of these countries. Actually many of the times I’m most … Continue reading “Reality Check”

We found the food in Costa Rica to be good and inexpensive, in the rest of Central America it’s downright cheap. In most places the selection is limited (fish at the coast, beef in the mountains, fruit and rice everywhere). Granada has more variety than most; french, italian and tourist-california are common. I had a … Continue reading “Food In Granada”

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”