One of the best parts of travelling is the ability to meet all sorts of unique and interesting people. Here, the kids are posing with John Oliver. John Oliver comes from the Caribbean side of Nicaragua. He last most of one leg due to an infection from a gun wound. He is homeless, and uses crutches to get around Granada. The first time we met him, he recited some beautiful poetry to us. The second time, he painted a picture that he hoped we would like. Patr...

Collen gave Reagan and I a "date night". We got to wander around Granada, enjoying a few cafes. At one point, we stopped for a drink on the veranda of Hotel Alhambra, one of the nicest hotels in Granada.; While there, a beautiful stray cat came up. We noticed it had a badly injured ear. Reagan wanted to take it to the vet, but we quickly learned there are no animal hospitals in Granada. Heck, there is poor health care for people - let alone stray animals. ...

Colin and Patrick are big baseball kids. However, this summer, due to travel plans, they will not be playing on their respective tournament teams. Reagan is pretty happy about this - she won't be driving them to practice every night, and our family won't be spending all weekend/every weekend at various baseball tournaments. But that doesn't mean the boys don't miss their baseball. So our second full day in Granada, our new friend Marvin told us the Granada Ti...