After 7 weeks on the island I truely felt a part of it and it a part of me. And for the first time on this journey I felt more sadness over leaving than excitement to explore a new place. That changed quickly after I got to the new place, but Isla Ometepe will always hold a very special place in my heart. I spent the past 2 weeks on InanItah, or Finca Paulo y Gaia. It was all at once a classroom, playground, work of art and home. I was perfect. I couldn't ha...

So, I´m still on this island and I really love it. I tried to leave once but didn´t make it far. I needed to go to the mainland to get cash since the one and only ATM on the island doesn´t like my card. Rather than waste a whole day making bus and ferry connections, I decided to take ¨vacation¨ to the coast and return the following week or so to pay my bill here. However, on the ferry I ran into the owner of Little Morgan´s, a resort and fun place to dr...

Tikal was amazing. We tried to catch sunset but it was too cloudy, but sunrise the next morning made up for it. I went back to Flores and ended up staying a bit longer than expected, so I had to skip Rio Dulce. Then, a solid 48 hours aboard buses on a semi-direct path to Granada. I spent one night in Granada then travelled to Isla Ometepe the next. The island is beautiful...the largest lake island in the world. It has a very unique feel to it. It´s not bu...