San Juan Del Sur

I am sitting on the patio and I can hear waves crashing, and people singing in the church below us. Its the day of the dead, and while they don't party like in Mexico, they do go to the cemetery and hang out and I'm thinking this singing is also some part of it.

We've been here for just over a week now, and plan to stay longer. We started in a hostel right in the middle of town called Casa Oro.

(Halloween at Casa Oro. That's the kid from "Up" taking a swing at the pinata)

Now we are renting a room and sharing a kitchen with a guy from Salt Spring, who Ryan knows, named Tyson.


(the view from the kitchen/patio)

He is in real estate so he knows how to pick the views. Our room is simple, and the kitchen is outside, which proves difficult in the rainy season, but the view is unbeatable. We are a short walk out of town. Short of tough. The road up is very steep. We're going to have great thighs. From here we can see the whole town, and the bay. There is a giant statue of Jesus Christ on the mountain across the bay from us - its quite striking. At night, like now, its lit up.

This town is beautiful and we both love it. Its quiet in the way that there isn't much to do except surf, eat, and learn Spanish, which I may just do if we stay long enough.

Ryan has been surfing once as of today, and hopes to do a lot more.



(nachos at the beach)

Personally, I could spend the whole day roaming around town taking pictures of silly things like walls. The locals probably think I'm crazy, but the colors are amazing. Its a small town, all located around a small bay. Its full of tiny eateries and a few larger restaurants, hostels, hotels, surf shops. I found an English bookstore, and we just discovered the market, which is under construction right now, so its small, but will soon be back in full swing.

We are quite near Lake Nicaragua, Isla de Ometepe, and Granada which are all places I definitely want to check out. Maybe we'll leave our big bags here and take weekend trips so we can travel lightly. It also feels quite safe here. There are a couple beaches South of here that they don't recommend going to, and if you do, go with a guide, and don't take valuables.

Tyson has been educating us on all the issues here in Nicaragua. He's been living here for about 7 years now and is super dialed in. Everyone knows him here - The guy in the cell phone store, when Ryan mentioned his name, looked up and said, "Tyson Harris?" and called him up when we were still trying to find him.

Mom- There is an excellent taco stand here. Really.

For now, things have slowed down, and we like it. It feels good to put our bags down for a bit.










(the beach here in town at sunset.)


....Oh and there are coral snakes here. (Among other things) Have you HEARD what they can do to people??? Google it. Or don't. It's scary. Their heads jump at you after you cut it off.... Hahahaaaa........Good thing they're colorful. (Click the link to find out more, if you're interested in snakes...)