Jess and Stacey’s Travels

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but Granada is so delightful, and since we have nothing to gain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain. 

It has rained everyday since we’ve returned to Granada-lots of rain.  It is uncommon as this is nearing the end of the rainy season.  The north and central parts of the country are having problems with mudslides and flooding, but Granada,was built to direct the run off into the lake.  We were going to explore a bit up north but decided to hold off until the rain subsides – sometime.  The 10 day forecast includes rain everyday.  

We are enjoying exploring Granada again.  It has changed a bit since the last time we were here – new cafes, etc.  There is also another young guy, Kevin, in our homestay.  He and Jess have enjoyed watching the baseball playoffs together.  

Hopefully our next blog entry will have more exciting adventures than this one.       

Antigua Pix-click on photo for more pictures

We’ve been reminded by several readers that we have been remiss in keeping our blog up-to-date.  Lo siento. 

After spending five weeks longer than we planned in Antigua, we are going back to Nicaragua.  We spent the month+ living a normal, routine life-which explains our lack of content for the blog.  We survived the rainy season which is now winding down.  We had the chance to get to know the family of Francisca and Olga a little better.  We took Francisca’s son on his first horseback ride, around the Central Park in Antigua.  September 15 was Independence Day here so there were festivities in the park and fireworks throughout the night.  We visited an avocado finca (e.g. farm) about 20min outside of Antigua.  The big draw for Jess there was the treehouse, which we slept in for two nights.  There was a fantastic view from the inside the treehouse and from the finca, overlooking the valley and the three surrounding volcanos.  What we lacked in adventure, we made up for in normalcy this past month.     

Our next stop is in Granada, paying another visit to our host family there.  We are excited for the visit from Jeana and Mark in a month.