Nicaragua

We are currently on the Isla de Ometepe in the heart of the Lago de Nicaragua. The island is formed by two giant volcanos and inhabited by a collection of geckos, parrots, howler monkies, every tropical fruit you can think of, chickens, pigs, dogs, horses (one of the main forms of transport), and the nicest, happiest, friendlyist people you can imagine. Most of the farms here are organic as the soil is so fertile and life is relaxingly slow. How unfortunate it is the time in our travels where we are suddenly rushing about trying to cram as much as we can into our dwindling days of vacation.
The transition between Honduras to Nicaragua was incredible. Lush, mountainious, tropical jungles gave way to dry, flat, savanahs before descending to Managua. We spent two nights in the city to give Hata a chance to kick a cold, and left for San Juan del Sur on the day the Presidente was giving a speech. Toyed with the idea of sticking around to see him, but our Spanish wouldn't have been enough. Instead we headed for the Pacific to check out the surf scene. Hata and I had so much fun surfing we decided to stay a little longer and surf some more. Now we are torn between identies, are we river rats, scuba scum, or surf bums? This is a dilemma....
Somehow we managed to tear ourselves away from the ease of waking, eating, and surfing till the sun went down to head to the Isla. In the next week and a half we are going to try to see Granada, Masaya (rumors of excellent cheap market shopping- take a guess for who's pushing for this town), Leon, Esteli, and the Costa del Sol in El Salvador for more surf and possibly to finish our scuba cert. We'll see what happens.
Till we see you all- love, health, warmth,and happiness!
Maggie & Hata