"I like to ride down the mountain in the back of the pick-up, but I cought with all the dirt and dust. I have a bad pechuga ... from smoking." For what must be the 100th time, Enrique looks at me, smiles, laughs and says, "you have…
Trying out the GoPro, which just makes me want to test out the 100mph and underwater options. ... at the Laguna de Apoyo, a crater lake formed by a volcano many moons ago. An awedsome place. Kayaks, and nothing to see in front of you but blue wate…
I've always hated showering. It's annoying. I don't want to take my clothes off, put them back on. When I'm sick, I stay as disgusting as I possibly can, til the sweat coats me like a filmy base layer, and it's finally time to dis…
If you wondered where your hand-me-downs went, I just sifted through them in a second-hand American store in Managua, finding some pants after my SECOND pair of capris bit the dust in the inferno of Nicaragua in April. Found a pink bathrobe, a bro…
Pilgrims from all over come to our tiny town of El Sauce during January, to celebrate the festival of the black christ. Later, replicas of the statue and other Christs are used in processions, including this week for Semana Santa (Holy Week). Eve…
Easter procession from the Santuario Nacional de Nuestro Senor de Esquipulas. Many processions this week, and the weekend, leading up to the entire Semana Santa, or holy week.…
We stayed out in the street until daybreak. At about 2 I wedged myself into Yaci's car and then finally laid on a mattress just inside the garage gate. I was in the house but technically only half! I let my legs dangle out so one step I was up…
The president is talking for first time. Five houses in San Dino and two in Managua fell. There was a landslide in Laguna de Apoyo, where we just spent the day swimming ... I wish I was in a place where I speak the language and know something. Roads…
We put our mattresses in the outodoor patio and as I packed up my bag there was a huge rumble .. like thunder rolling in. The Earth under me shook and I ran straight out. Everyone is in the street, the whole of the city. Families gathered on plastic…
