Remembering my adventures
March 12-16, 2024 La Viento The Lonely Planet advised to enter San Jose then to leave quickly as there is nothing to see or do here. I disagree! There was lots to see and do! We took a bus from Monteverde to San Jose. It was pleasant enough ride, as it was a proper coach... Continue Reading →
March 7 - 12, 2024 The road to Monteverde from Tilaran is only 38 km, but it took us 3 hours to get there. It is higher in the mountains and the road is constant curves and switchbacks. We have been getting some really nice Airbnb in Costa Rica, for under $65/night. We weren't in... Continue Reading →
February 28 - March 2, 2024 We arrived in Canas and were pleased to see our hotel (yes, we stayed in a hotel) was just a few blocks in front of where the bus dropped us off. Hotel Canas was not ready for us and had us wait over an hour while they prepared our... Continue Reading →
February 23-28, 2024 We arrived in the small town of Bijagua. Some people on the bus let us know this was our stop. If it weren't for the kindness of strangers, many times we would have totally screwed! A great reminder how we should always treat others. We had to walk a bit to get... Continue Reading →
FEBRUARY 21-23, 2024 We walked our bags down the end of the dead end street where we had originally got dropped off when we got to San Juan del Sur. As luck would have it, a taxi was dropping someone off just a few houses down. He backed up and I asked him how much... Continue Reading →
FEBRUARY 18-21, 2024 We caught a chicken bus to Rivas, where they managed to fit 80+ people in a 48 passenger bus. Then we had to switch to another bus to take us to San Juan del Sur. As usual, there were lots of taxis lingering about, just waiting to rip you off. The one... Continue Reading →
February 12 – 16, 2024 Gus had taken us to an express bus to Granada. We said our goodbyes and promised to keep in touch. As typically happens, the bus people hurry you onto the bus like there is an Apocalypse about to happen. The man said it was 400 Nicaraguan dollars. (almost $15 CDN)... Continue Reading →
February 5 – 12, 2024 The boarding of the airplane was the most laid back I have ever experienced. We arrived at the airport way too early, as is our habit. We were informed that we could sit in their tiny air conditioned waiting room or go to the main terminal for something to eat.... Continue Reading →
January 31 – February 5, 2024 We took a chicken bus to Managua. We had some lovely views of steaming Volcan Momotombo. It was this volcano's eruption in 1610 that caused Leon to move to its current location, 48 km (30 miles) to the west. It erupted again in 1886 and most recently in 2016.... Continue Reading →
January 27-31, 2024 We decided to take a ferry from el Salvador to Nicaragua. The price was basically the same ($90 CDN) for a 17 hour bus ride or, what turned out to be, a 14 hour boat ride. The boat ride was only about 90 minutes, but a shuttle picked us up in San... Continue Reading →
An Old Lady with a Backpack 