April 3

Back from a too short trip to Granada, Nicaragua.

Had a blast!

Lots of people told us we were crazy crossing the border on Easter Sunday...

As I predicted the border was jammed coming into CR but going to Nicaragua was no line up at all!

walking the gauntlet between the borders

Finally through the border had taxi driver stop at first place that sold cold Tona Yummy!!

Welcome to Nicaragua Alan's 

1st Tona!

Cold Tona Yummy!! 

It was 38 C so after running the gauntlet at the border we were thirsty!

Got checked in to our hotel and went for dinner

Well maybe a few cold Tonas first!

After dinner we went for some ice cream and that did us in!

Back to our hotel and bed time

Pool/smoking area at night

Next morning we went shopping

Those of you who know me well know shopping is so not my thing,

especially in high 30's C heat!

OK enough bloody shopping is it beer o'clock yet??

Quick beer or 3 on the main drag

Then we found a place that sold quarts of Tona for 38 Cordobas 

(24 Cordobas = $1.00)

Funny how happy cheap cold beer makes us LMAO

Trust me we shared more than one of these big boys!!

Then we found a place to get some hot dogs, 

choice food of afternoon drunks!

Oh so we had a beer while we were waiting for our food

We got a few travellers and headed back to the hotel for a swim in the small pool

and then we all started to drop off like flies!

Nap required!

Later that night we went for another nice dinner

Tuesday morning we were being picked up at 11am so we went for a walk to Lake Nicaragua, 

street was under construction

Cool architecture in Granada

Church in main square 

 Tons of horse drawn buggies around

unfortunately most of the horses did not look very well taken care of

 in main square

The place reminded me a lot of New Orleans

Older church down by the lake

someone's yard

this was a cool statue on the way

 Last tourbag shot before heading home