What a day. My spanish was right and the ferry was this morning. I was there at 8 to get ticket and they sent me straight out to the boat. By 8.30 I was still the only one. Then a few more arrived and byt 9.10 there was 6 of us on that huge ferry. At 9.30 the captain arrived with a couple of cops and they all went into the bridge for a while, then the cops got off the boat and we left. That ferry to do 68km with just 6 backpackers on it? We had paid 200 cordobas...

I took the easy option to get here, took the shuttle. It was good for a change. There were only 6 of us so plenty of room. We dropped off a couple of girls I met yesterday in Managua on the way. Granada is a colonial town, like Leon and Antigua in Guatamala. It is full of old buildings and street scapes. I am here for a couple of days. The hotel is nice. The room a bit small but ok. It is a little strange to get in cos you have to walk through the family restaura...

The flight out of Big Corn this arvo was on a little 12 seater. It was a pretty good flight cos we were closer to the ground so could see more. I even got a photo of Ometepe Island.( you will hear more later in the week) Back at Managua the ******* with the shuttle, that quoted me last week were trying to double the price cos only one of me. I told them to shove it. The taxi mafia was also trying and they know the going rate so they were asking the same. I said I...

I flew here. To get here is a 1 1/2hr flight or 2 days by bus and boat each way. I arrived at the airport to buy ticket and the lunch time flight was full, so I gotta wait for the 2.30 flight. We stopped at Bluefields on the way but only for about 15 min. At Corn Island we taxi to the fire extinguisher and stop? It wasn't the smallest plane I have travelled on but close. i had looked on the net to find a place to stay and I am here at Sunrise Hotel. At first I w...

Well I made it here. Staying at the bus station last night was OK. It was pretty quiet till the busses started at about 5 so I got a good night sleep and late start. The trip here was pretty uneventful, just run of the mill stuff. The border crossing was to most intrusive I have done on this trip. Everyone had to open their bag and border staff had a bit of a poke around. The bus station here is in a good location, and surrounded by hotels. I had picked out a cou...