Nicaragua

This has to be one of the hardest things to put into words. Nicaragua a country that has gone through so much mishap. A country that feels that the government has turned its back on it but yet a country with so much nature beauty where a ball can mean hours of fun to kids and god remains in peoples heart.










We were blessed to stay in a nicer house with A/C rooms and a nice pool but the rest of El Viejo wasnt as lucky. Dirt roads that turned into a mini river lead to the house. Before getting to the house we made a stop to get Quesillo A piece of cheese is placed inside a tortilla. This is then wrapped up in a plastic bag. Onions and vinegar are added, and the finishing touch is to put fresh cream and a bit of salt on top.






Waiting at the house was boiled (fresh from the day b4) pork with Gallo Pinto (fried rice with onion and sweet pepper, red beans boiled with garlic. They are mixed and fried all together) which is ate almost daily Tona optional.









The 2nd day we jumped in a pick up truck about 6 of us in the back and only 2 in the front (by law no more than to people can seat in the front but theres no limit to how many can seat in the back) we were heading to a beach about 40 min's from where we were staying. The roads were very well kept which made the ride a little more pleasing than expected.

Once we got the beach we went to the only hotel there was in the area checked out the rooms and then headed to the back to go into the beach once there we were the only ones in sight for miles.





The sand was black (from the volcanoes I was told) it was super cool when you walked the sand would glow.

If u go to the beach at the right time there were many huge rocks that formed into mini pools.



On one of the days in Nicaragua we went to one of the volcanoes(i hate to admit i forgot the name of it) we did not get to go all the way up but we did Canopy it was one of the funnest things we got to do in Nicaragua. Ironic enough it was raining in the rainforest but it just made the line slicker which meant quicker!






We got to go to two different restaurants first one in Chinandega which some amazing churrasco and also at the beach where I had fish and I also had lobster for the first time. The food was a 9 outta 10 but the service uncompilable to the one in the U.S. both times it took over an hour and a half from the time we ordered and left.







We also went to an awesome Ice cream shop in chinadega every other night the prices were all really good and the flavors were just as good. I loved a rice with milk flavor and my little friend had a purple ice cream that tasted like lemon.



The Friday before we left it was my wifes Bday so we got some mariachis.








Over all I had a good time I got to relax, sleep in, jump in the pool, try new food, try new adventures, see new things. It was a little over a 1,000 miles away but worlds apart.

Chinandega?

Chinandega is the name of the (for lack of better words) city Im going to in Nicaragua. I'm excited that im going some where new. I've found very little on where Im going but I did find an awesome blog Nicaragua People and Places. The guy that writes the blog (writes it both in english and spanish) is really nice and has reminded me of how the best trips are not always based on where u go but the humble people you meet and the memorizes you make.

A peaceful day off of work with the woman I love (my wife) discovering a new side of the world is what I'm looking forword to the most.




God bless next week with good whether (not too hot n no rain).

I hope to come back with plenty of pictures and a story or two :)

Random Facts:

-Lake Nicaragua, home of Ometepe Island, is the home of the only freshwater sharks in the world. Bull Sharks that swam upstream chasing food and then eventually stayed in the lake, and evolved to live in freshwater.

-In most Latin American countries Soccer is the most popular national sport. In Nicaragua, however, the most popular athletic pass-time is Baseball. Almost anywhere you go in Nicaragua you will see baseball fields and on weekends or in the afternoons you can see organized leagues playing around the countryside.

-There are no street names in the Nicaraguan address system. The system is quite complex but the general gist of things is that addresses are given by using reference points to major land marks. An example would be “Three blocks north from dead guys corner, and then east one block.” Not a bad system right? Unless you have no idea which corner in the city a guy died on… The names of corners and land marks also have a tendency to change periodically, and even if you are aware of the system if you don’t know the new landmark name you won’t know what they are talking about. There is actually one area in downtown Managua that is used as a landmark and the name of the area is the name of a building that was SUPPOSED to be built there but never was… So, as you can imagine, it can get very very confusing.