Granada, Nicaragua
November came, signally our first trip out of the country, so Nickele and I headed off to Nicaragua. Even though Nicaragua is only a few hours away from Monteverde, public buses make the traveling MUCH longer. Nicaragua is lovely – rolling green hills and volcanoes dot the landscape. It is cheap and the people are friendly. Not a bad place to vacation.
The one story worth sharing happened while we were at the Lago de Apoyo, a lake made by the nearby volcano. Nickele and I thought it would be brilliant to kayak across the lake. Of course we got warm about halfway there and jumped in the lake for a swim. It was at this time that we realized the plug on my kayak had come loose and my kayak quickly became swamped with water. The next half an hour was spent using the small cloth bag attached to the kayak to bail water. In spite of the difficulties, Nickele and managed to kayak across the entire lake although it did take more than three hours and our legs were sunburned in the process. So worth it!
2 scoops is a dollar - we may have had a lot of ice cream
We may have been having fun with the robe we found in our hotel....
4 comments:
Sounds like you guys are having an epic time! You're both in my prayers. :)
Tristinn - it's funny reading about you getting a sunburn as I'm sitting here in a turtleneck under a sweater with a cardigan over that, and wishing I had long johns under my pants. It's 14 degrees F (way below 0 C) and winter has arrived! Enjoy your sunshine and warmth. I love the pictures! Especially the black robe--show that to your students!
Um. The pictures with the robe may be my favorite pictures of the two of you I have EVER seen. I may need to print them out and hang them in my house. :) Love you guys.
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