A long awaited moment has arrived, we have been reunited with the means to upload pictures. We know that you follow this blog less for the witty dialogue and more for the pictures of Lisa and I (especially Lisa!). Now, thanks in large part to the San Juan Del Sur Post Office and Mrs. Wendy Coste (who managed to send us some photo-transfer gadgets before those cry-babies at Canada Post went on strike - just kidding to Lisa´s Uncle Charles!), we are able to give you the visuals, which, let´s be serious, is the meat and potatoes of any blog.
Without further adieu, it is time for a photo re-cap of our last blog (which covered pretty much our whole time in Nicaragua) that Lisa wrote in Masaya, while I was on my death bed with mystery Central American stomach explosions.
Picture Catch-Up:
Lisa in front of the Leon Cathedral (the largest in Central America). By the way, you would not believe how often Lis is mistaken for a nurse down here... I guess that will teach her to make a dress the exact same colour as scrubs!
Leon Cathedral rooftop.
Again from the rooftop, this time towards the belltower. Sitting at the feet of those statues offers some fantastic people watching in the Parque Central below (mostly young men cat-calling any female life form within a 50 metre radius)
Leon´s rooftops, from the Cathedral again.
Lis and I on the rooftop one last time (it´s magical, got it?)
Me with Leo the Lion in Leon.
Next we were up into the coffee highlands, near San Ramon. Lisa got way into the jungle life, swinging around like flippin Tarzan (that´s an actual vine!).
But it wasn´t all hard work, this is the view from our campsite.
This is the view at sunset. Made even more enjoyable by the bone-rattling Howler monkey calls that shake the forest.
Also at the Finca, we saw a sloth! Dubbed Slothman, this glorious specimen is performing some serious sloth business (sitting in a tree, doing absolutely nothing).
Next it was off to Parque Nationale Tisey, where I am seen here, mucking up the view of the gorgeous 30 meter waterfall.
The highlight of Tisey is the work of Albierto, a half-baked (half?) mountain man/artist who has spent 40 years carving his artistic cultural visions into the side of a mountain. Unfortunately we forgot our camera for the visit to Albierto, so here is a picture of Lisa acting like a mental chipmunk as consolation.
Next was a brief jaunt north, to visit the infamous Canyon de Somoto, one of the great natural wonders of Nicaragua. Here is a shot of the entrance to the 3 kilometre canyon.
The 3 hour tour involved leaping from rocks and swimming through the rapids, in true Central American fashion - safety completely out the window.
Here I am with our guide, Olvid, bracing for a spine-chilling 15 meter leap!
After this action packed tour of northern Nicaragua, we scooted up to Jiquillilo (bonus points if you can pronounce that properly) to recharge our batteries on the beach. A good number of books were demolished in the beachside hammocks, one of our favourite haunts.
Heading south, we bypassed Managua for the much more mellow Masaya, and took a loooong daytrip to the mighty volcan Masaya. One of the most accessible volcanic sites on Earth, you can actually drive right up to the viewpoint where this picture was taken, and peek over the edge of the smoking crater. Park officials make motorists park their cars facing out, just in case...
Lisa smiling away through the sulfur fumes at the summit.
Another view of the active crater. We mainly just like the sky in this one.
Just as impressive is the humongous dormant crater, complete with lush jungle at the bottom and practically begging to be hiked around.
We took this hike, here I am peeking into the dormant crater, with smoke from the active one in the background.
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| Old Man Buzzard, scattering the buzzards. |
Lis and I with Lago de Masaya and the city of Masaya in the background.
Lisa with the jungle crater.
I do not believe this one needs a description. Sorry Mr. and Mrs Dumoulin.
This brings us up to date to our last post. We are sorting through pictures and deciding what to write about our most recent adventures, which include Laguna de Apoyo, Isla de Ometepe, and the south-west coast of Nicaragua. This will come in our next post, along with an exciting announcement.... DUN DUN DUN!
As always, many thanks to all of you for your patience with our inconsistent blog, and more recently, for the lack of pictures.
We hope everything at home is going great!
Love, Torrance and Lisa
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