February 5 Leon, old colonial, no trees, extremely hot, but friendly...
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| The old Cathedral | joins the past | to the present. |
February 6 From Leon through Managua, Granada to San Juan del Sur
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| A very green, | easy trip. | Lake Nicaragua looks like a sea. |
February 7 San Juan del Sur , (Tomorrow we are going to Costa Rica)
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| Difficult roads, | beautiful but | the water was very cold... |
On the way back to Canada - March 18 to 31
March 18 San Juan del Sur, see also February 7
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| nice town | small, | colourful shops. |
March 19 San Juan del Sur
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| the hotel | the main plazza | the neighbourhood... |
March 20 Omotepe, the island in the middle of Lake Nicaragua.
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| Our heroes refueling | Volcan Concepcion still active | old trees and hotel |
March 21 Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua
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| Lake created by volcano eruption | our hotel | the hotel's pet, eating my mango... |
March 22 Leon, Nicaragua
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| Some hotels have | nice Spanish style | courtyards. | And Internet... |
March 23 and the hotel pets...
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| ...eating mangoes |
March 24 and sculptures...
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| Art from Nicaragua |
March 25 Oh well, it was bound to happen eventually, the great Honda won't start...
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| They can't find the cure under the hood | and Mark can't find it in the manual... |
March 26 Still here, maybe it is the main relay...or the fuel pump or...
March 27 The car is perfect again. It was the Main Relay.
March 28 Playa Las Penitas, Nicaragua, another small paradise on Earth.
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| We share the beach | with all creatures... | and I mean all... |
March 29 Playa Las Penitas, Nicaragua
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| The court yard | the rooms | the beach |
March 30 Matagalpa, Nicaragua.
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March 31 Ocotal, Nicaragua. Only spent the night.