Matagalpa to El Tunco
October 25, 2023, Nicaragua. I was jolted awake at 6 a.m. by the smell of cigarette smoke wafting in through my open window. The barking dogs didn’t help either. I got […]
Tag Archives: Nicaragua
Matagalpa
October 21, 2023, Nicaragua. I was excited about heading to Matagalpa but no so much about having to go through Managua which I’d heard was an urban jungle, with a […]
Granada
October 16, 2023, Nicaragua. I was anxious about missing the morning ferry. If I did, it could take more than a day to reach my next destination, Granada. I had tried […]
Altagracia, Ometepe
October 12, 2023, Nicaragua. After getting a good look at the island on the scooter, I decided to stay on the far side and booked a bed at La Urraca […]
Isla Ometepe
October 9, 2023, Nicaragua. It was still raining hard when I reached the Alamo rental agency at the Nicaraguan border in Peñas Blancas. They told me I needed to get […]
Lisa Karpinski 