Thursday, January 24, 2013
When we woke up, we searched for some breakfast, and ended up at Taco Stop again, where the boys met us for a day at the beach. Because San Juan del Sur's beach wasn't great for laying out, we took a taxi to another beach about fifteen minutes or so away for five bucks a person, which included there and back. We piled into the bed of the truck and headed toward the beach. We pulled up to a pretty quiet beach with a restaurant advertising "Best Fish Tacos in Nicaragua" on a hanging surfboard above the counter. To the left, a run down, grass roof, pavilion sat, waiting for us to camp out underneath it. It was actually the remains of a hotel that closed down a couple years ago, and it made the perfect private hangout. We laid our stuff down and took turns being the watchman while the others swam. We have met a lot of travelers along the way that have gotten their things stolen from leaving it unattended while swimming, so we figured we'd play it safe. Unlike the beach in Costa Rica, this water was freezing, but the waves rocked for playing in the water and for surfing.
The majority of our day was playing in the waves, once our bodies got used to the freezing water temperatures. Anytime we were out of the water, we played games and laid in the sun. I got great photos and video of the waves. Erin and I took a walk down the shoreline to climb across the big rocks that formed the cove we were in where I got to see a ton of crabs and other kinds of nature. Four o'clock came faster than we expected and before we knew it our ride back had arrived.
Hopping out of the back if the pickup, the boys and I hit up a frozen banana window out of a lady's house for one of the most amazing frozen and chocolate covered banana. It hit the spot after a hot day at the beach and was just enough to hold us over for dinner. We went again for pizza and tried a different place this time. Nicki had met an Italian dude in her travels a year or so ago and was told to go to a place called San Juan Pizza. The suggestion was good because the pizza was awesome and very authentic.
From dinner, we headed back to the Iguana for our nightly drinks and socialization with the guys. It was a pretty quiet night after the sun and food. We closed the bar and hung out with the employees while they counted down the registers and cleaned up. Just like other experiences in Central America, the blonde hair was a hit with the local bartenders who flooded me with goodbye hugs and kisses on the cheeks. Niki laughed as they swarmed me, asked for my hand in marriage and made us feel like princesses! Lol.
We swung by good ole Taco Stop on the way home for some fresh tacos for like fifty cents and then headed back to the guest house where we fell asleep talking about our fun night again. We planned on a six am bus before we headed out for the night and by the time our head hit the pillow at three, we decided to stay one more day in the fun filled surf town.
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