A Visit to Charco VerdeMorning at Rancho Tranquillo Before breakfast I discover a tarantula hiding on a ledge under a towel that I was taking off the line. I’ve seen a lot of tarantulas before so I wasn’t fazed. I actually found him kind of cool. (John speaking here- I guess Kimberly screaming out “Oh my God!” is her definition of being unfazed).Meanwhile a few feet away, a flock of …
Motoring around Ometepe IslandOmetepe IslandOmetepe is an island in Lake Nicaragua and is the 10th largest island in the world located in a fresh water lake,(the largest being Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Canada). Ometepe is 90 kms in circumference and has two volcanoes. The larger of the two is Concepcion Volcano, the 2nd tallest volcano in Nicaragua. Its base is 10 miles across and it is still active with …
Arrival in Nicaragua Leaving Costa RicaWe leave Gillan’s home at 6am and Gillian drives us to Liberia to catch our 9:15am shuttle bus to Nicaragua. In Liberia we grab a quick breakfast before saying our good-byes. The drive to the border goes quickly but the border crossing is hell. First we have to go through Costa Rican immigration. We drive through an area where a lot of cars and trucks …
Off to Costa RicaToronto to Liberia, Costa Rica We are off on WestJet to Costa Rica and then travelling to Nicaragua. Graham drives us to the airport at 6:15am. Moving through security is quick and smooth. The day the sun finally comes out in Toronto and we are leaving. After take off we get great views from the plane, especially of the Toronto skyline. We fly along the shore of Lake …
