Nicaragua Extravaganza

Possibly the worst border crossing ever experienced between Costa Rica and Nicaragua.... but several hours later we emerged (and several more dollars poorer). First stop Isla de Ometepe, twin volcanos rising out of Lago de Nicaragua- luvly. Met up with Mawson and the Balgue community kitchen building team to give a hand on the construction site.... last nights Flor de Cana (rum) was not our friend in the blistering heat trying to mix concrete (Matt) and brick lay (Sarah). Trekked up the nearby Maderas volcano too, having to climb a tree to get a view.... not the most accessible! Not sure what was more knackering, the eight hour climb or the eight hours of attempting to speak Spanish with our guide!

Off for a bit of beach and surf action at San Juan del Sur (whole build team taking some time out there), little did we know the whole country shut down on sundays, making the journey ever so fun.... was very strange to be around so many other gringos for a change!

Onto Granada, beautiful colonial town, with an even more beautiful posh hotel swimming pool we treated ourselves to (to rest those aching surfing muscles). Another volcano experience in Masaya, this time extremely active, with our throats and nose burning from the sulphur (angry volcano and even angrier taxi driver... cheating scumbag).

Flying stop in the capital, Managua, which to put it politely is an absolute shithole choc-a-block with terrible drivers, and onto the coffee highlands of Matagalpa, which wierdly is the first town we have come across with no restaurants.

Amazingly not a drop of rain fell on us in Nicaragua, having just missed the hurricane that passed through end of September (others we met enjoyed seven days of solid rain). Score.

Off to Honduras next....