So with the Christmas debauchery out of the way Boxing Day arrived & after a quick Skype date we were back out in the town. We decided the best ( & only) way to deal with the world was comfort food & drink so we curled up in a cosy cafe with bagels, root beer floats & a hummus table blocker to keep hungry hands of each others foods! Shortly just after this the dreaded hangover bug kicked in. The Irish were the first to fall, Aine retired to bed ...

Leaving behind the stunning island of Ometepe was pretty tough but we were heading for Christmas in San Juan del Sur, a fairly small but vibrant beach town, where we were meeting some fellow travellers we met in Bastiamentos! We had the image of a low key Christmas but that went out the window on day one. We popped to the hostel bar for a quick one & discovered the Enlgish & Ozzie masses! Several hours & several bottles of rum later we were caught u...

Recently learnt rules of boating: 1. If you pass another boat, you MUST wave at them. 2. If passing people on land and they wave, you MUST wave at them. Yeah, thats it. Thanks to Steve for a boating education I wouldn't have lasted without! In the last few days we've rented kayaks and set out on a few adventures on Lake Nicaragua. We arrived on Ometepe on Monday after a 13 hour chicken bus - normal bus - other bus - 3 hour border crossing - taxi - ferry...