Final days in Nicaragua were an unsuccesful few spent on Isla de Ometepe. Unfortunately I didn´t get to enjoy to its fullest due to a few complications in path including rain storms, power outages and disgusting overpriced carrot-spaghetti dinners.
A snippet of the departure breakfast at beachside "vegetarian restaurant":
us (reading off menu): What is the plate of the day?
lady behind counter (with vacant eyes): Curry, but it´s not available til 12:00
us (trying something else off menu): ok, what is the breakfast plate?
lady: Curry, but it´s not available til 12:00
us: Ok, we´ll just have fruit and granola
lady: I´m out of granola and fruit except mango
us: er, mango smoothies all around...
But it sounds like the crew I left behind struck it good after my departure and that it is not a God-forsaken place. As bummed as I am not to have seen that island´s good side, I happily had to run off to Costa Rica to meet up with Stephanie and Rachel (friends from forever, familiar faces new places). Next time I suppose. Girl-time in Tamarindo was a blast. I´ve Made some surfing progress! The waves in Tamarindo were more apropriate for beginners than the huge ones that pummelled me in El Salvador. It made me realize I was learning without a bunny slope. Now we are in Playa Samara. We had an awesome morning of playing on the beach. Stephanie led us in a morning workout sesh(never hurts to travel with a personal trainer) that turned into a hilarious photo shoot.
An Ometepean Quinceanera
leaving Ometepe
Greeting Costa Rica
Fantastic photos - especially the leaping gals!
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Very cute!
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