Big Corn island was supposed to be a fleeting visit en route to the airport to fly us back to Managua! But in true ELK style this was not to be. We ran out of money on Little Corn and had used our last cents to buy sweeties so we had to stop at the bank on the way to airport so we could pay for the taxi. This stop ended up taking over 45 minutes because the cash machine was broken and inevitably we missed our flight to Managua! Oops. After pleading with the airl...

Little Corn Island is a small gem of an island off the Caribean coast of Nicaragua. It is a actual paradise and it should be with the difficulty it took to get there. With the advice of a local we chose to stay on the more secluded side of the beach that consisted of three small resorts of beach huts. The huts were thrown together with what seemed to be washed up timber but we happily accepted it would be our home for the next three days. Inside there were comfy ...

Getting to Nicargua and more importantly to Little Corn Island was a journey like no other. We boarded a TICA bus (our favorite way to travel) at 3am from San Jose, Costa Rica destined for Managua but little did we realise the absolute trauma it would be trying to get across the border! About halfway through our journey the bus stopped at a hut. We knew there would be passport control but we didn´t realise every single bus in central america would be choosing ...