After a fairly sleepless night, I managed to get up this morning. We had a tour booked, which I was really looking forward to. Never fear, the cold shower sure woke me up... Especially as I had to wash my hair this morning after the Springs last night!!! I am really mastering the art of washing my hair in a really cold shower!! We were picked up for our tour and driven the 1.5 hrs to Cano Negro. Along the way our guide pointed out things of interest!! It wa...

Goodbye San Jose... however only for a short while!! This morning we packed up and left for La Fortuna. We were very La Fortuna to get a private minibus with air conditioning and all!! The drive took around a couple of hours...and was up and down some very windy roads. The drive was absolutely stunning. The land of green hills and healthy cows, which is a contrast to some of the anorexic cows we have seen in Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala. The other big ...

Today was a free day to spend however we liked in San Jose! A sleep in was so warranted. We slept in until about 7.30 which seemed like a lot later especially when we got up at 3.45 yesterday morning. Washing our hair was also a must. Initially I thought I was going to have to wash my hair in a cold shower (again) but was surprised that after I shampooed my hair the hot water kicked in, so I may have given my hair a second shampoo today just because I was act...

What a crazy long day. This morning we were up and ready to leave by 4.45am. I know 4.45 AM!!! We caught a minibus back to the ferry terminal to catch the first ferry out of Ometepe Island. I was anticipating the lake to be quite rough again today, but when we arrived it was as flat as a tack. Maybe I didn't need to take that seasickness tablet after all?! All on board the ferry set sail... and it was a nice flat ride across. The only annoying thing about ...