(March 15 – written by Dave) Today we played tourists in Granada, did some chores and met a dog. First the dog. To be fair, we didn’t really meet the dog, as in, we didn’t get his name. But we did meet him in that he was pretty happy taking a nap laying on my … Continue reading Granada thoughts…
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Escaping Managua – Managua to Granada (56k/12,339k, 450m)
(March 14 – written by Nancy) Today we had planned a short kilometre day to get us to Granada but we knew the first part of it was through the traffic of the Managua suburbs so we rolled out of our hotel not too much later than usual. Well, it probably wasn’t quite early enough, … Continue reading Escaping Managua – Managua to Granada (56k/12,339k, 450m)
Revolution – Leon to Managua (89k/12,283k)
(March 13 – written by Dave) We were first up at the hostel this morning, even waking the night man. The kitchen is right next to the dorm rooms and the walls of the dorm rooms don’t go all the way to the ceiling. That meant that we probably also woke up dorm room guests … Continue reading Revolution – Leon to Managua (89k/12,283k)
Leon thoughts…
(March 12 – written by Dave) We like Leon. There is a university here, right near our hostel. And there are enough gringos around so that Leon has some of the services we are “used” to. Leon is the second largest city in Nicaragua at about 200,000 people. Managua is the largest at just over … Continue reading Leon thoughts…
Volcano Cristóbal Casita – Somotillo to Leon (111k/12,194k)
(March 11 – written by Dave) We had a long, but relatively easy day today – reaching Leon just about noon. We were on the road by 6AM and blasted through the cooler morning on super smooth Nicaraguan roads. Traffic was almost non-existent. We had the Volcano Cristóbal Casita as a nearly constant companion throughout … Continue reading Volcano Cristóbal Casita – Somotillo to Leon (111k/12,194k)
Nicaragua – San Lorenzo to Somotillo (89k/12,083k)
(March 10 – written by Nancy) Welcome to Nicaragua – country number 7 for us on this trip. And goodbye to Honduras after a very short visit. We had a very peaceful night in our room last night at the Hotel Rivera – it was actually one of the nicer rooms we have been in … Continue reading Nicaragua – San Lorenzo to Somotillo (89k/12,083k)
Honduras sprint – Santa Rosa de Lima to San Lorenzo (71k/11,995k)
(March 9 – written by Dave) Welcome to Honduras – country number 6 for us on this trip. We were up and out early. We even passed on the hotel free brekkie – even though we could have it delivered to our room. They couldn’t deliver until 7AM and we were peddling down the road … Continue reading Honduras sprint – Santa Rosa de Lima to San Lorenzo (71k/11,995k)
El Salvador impressions –San Miguel to Santa Rosa de Lima (41k/11,924k)
(March 8 – written by Dave) Today was our last full day in El Salvador – tomorrow we have 20k or so left to ride before we reach the Honduras border. We spent a total of 5 nights here so whatever our impressions, they are based on a fairly limited data set. Anyway, so here … Continue reading El Salvador impressions –San Miguel to Santa Rosa de Lima (41k/11,924k)
Cruising El Salvador –Zacatecoluca to San Miguel (108k/11,882k, 400m)
(March 7 – written by Dave) We survived the night in the no-tell hotel. We ran the A/C all night which affectively drowned out any noise coming from other guests – if there even were any. I only touched things that I should have been touching. Everything worked out great. Even though we had to … Continue reading Cruising El Salvador –Zacatecoluca to San Miguel (108k/11,882k, 400m)
I’ve stayed in worse –El Zonte to Zacatecoluca (76k/11,774k, 700m)
(March 6 – written by Dave) We’ll start with the end today, rather than the beginning, mainly because our hotel is one of those hotels where Nancy says “I’ve stayed in worse” before accepting this as our home for the night. For the record, Nancy is not a complainer, but when she says “I’ve stayed … Continue reading I’ve stayed in worse –El Zonte to Zacatecoluca (76k/11,774k, 700m)
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