Category: Nicaragua

This guy is big. Really big 3

Afi Mountain Drill Ranch – Drill Monkeys

(My Nigeria crossing starts with the story Into Nigeria. You should begin reading there) The Drills live in huge electrified enclosures where they are fed twice a day – usually papaya, mangoes, advocates and...

The lake in the crater of Volcan Madera 8

Isla De Ometepe

I really don’t know what else to see & do in Nicaragua so I ask a few locals and fellow travelers and everyone agrees Isla Ometepe is a must see. The island sits in...

The sunset at Playa Madera 11

Leòn, San Juan del Sur & Playa Madera

I wake in Leòn and decide to spend a lazy day around the city, taking in the sights and enjoying not driving. I spend most of the morning trying to buy a map of...

Welcome to Nicaragua 4

Into Nicaragua

Before crossing the actual border I decide to mingle with some Hondurans and so sit down in a little cafe for lunch. I order tacos, which turn out to be the delicious rolled hard...