Country number 6!

So we have made it to Nicaragua, quite easily. When we got to southern Honduras to get a bus onwards, we found out that the bus strike is over. That made things ok for us to get around. Right now we are in Granada, an old colonial city. It's very cute, all these old buildings and churches painted in lively colors. We have heard great things about Nicaragua, so we are reviewing our plan of attack so we don't miss anything here. There are a bunch of volcanoes, crater lakes, and beautiful beaches to see. Our friend Gavin is flying into Costa Rica on Saturday, so I think we will have them come up to Nicaragua for a few days and then work our way back south with them. There are places we don't want to miss by going to Costa Rica to quickly, and things we think that they would also enjoy...

I think tomorrow we will head off to a place called the Monkey Hut, a cabin on a crater lake called Laguna de Apoyo, do some swimming and relax. It is hot here, so I need to get to some water to cool off!