El Cuco is another coastal town. Our hotel, El Tortuga Verde, is about 15 minutes from town and literally on the beach. Great location and it has a beachy theme. We have a lazy afternoon when we arrive and then meet for dinner. After about a 1km walk along the beach we find the restaurant we were going to is not open. No other options so back to the hotel where we just grab some light food at the bar and have a few drinks. The next morning is a first for m...

Today is an easy travel day so its a leisurely start. A few of us head to a little coffee shop for breakfast which has good food and equally good coffee. Our destination is El Tunco, about a 3 hour drive away. It is basically a surf town and a popular stopping place for backpackers. A few of us had planned to have a surf lesson but are advised that the conditions are not good, and when we get there we realise they are not joking. After lunch in a restaurant ...

We arrived in Suchitoto about 7pm. Quick check in and head out to a street stall, about the only thing open, for a dinner of papusas. Its like a soft tortilla with fillings of cheese, spinach, pork or beans or a combination of these. They are good but bloody hot, but on the flip side the beers are bloody cold. Next morning we head to the market for brekky. I grab a freshly squeezed fruit juice and some fresh fruit and on the way back to the hotel find a grea...