Notes from Nicaragua.: To the beach!


The travelers take over San Juan del Sur!

Last week was la Semana Santa, or Holy Week, when classes are canceled and people (generally) don't have to work, to celebrate the time leading up to Easter. Or... the time when everyone goes to the beaches because it is way too hot to stay in the city. And that is exactly what we did.


Daphne, Johnny, Me, Ellie: Day 1

Lunch?

We spent four days and three nights in San Juan, attempting to sleep in but failing miserably because everyone was always blasting reguetton at 7:30 am, swimming in the warm (!) Pacific Ocean, relaxing on the beach and cooking in our practically on-the-beach hostel. On the second day, Ellie and I took a touristy six-hour boat trip solely because we wanted to go snorkeling, and that was part of the deal they offered. It turned out, the main focus of the trip was surfing, something that we... had never, ever done. There were only four of us on the boat, plus our two local guides. The two other tourists were practiced surfers, and we had to learn quickly because our tour guides anchored the boat a solid 300 yards offshore, threw our boards in the water and told us to jump in. Thus, we picked it up quickly! After a few exhausting and hilarious hours attempting to stand up on our boards in the shallows near the shoreline, we paddled (slowly but surely) back out to the boat and went on a little fishing trip (see below), followed by snorkeling where we couldn't really see anything interesting. Not what we expected, but by far the best day!

No, I did not exaggerate my fish stories, thank you... We caught that, took it to a restaurant where they cooked it up for free, and shared it with 12 people!