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6:30 and I was up. Melanie sound asleep even though sunshine was streaming in through the window and that morning breeze was starting us off at 28 degrees C. We might be adapting, and if we are it seems to be ever so slowly. A strong pot of coffee was prepared by our host Brian,…

We slept last night to the sounds of critters in the trees all chirping and buzzing in the darkness. Fireflies just outside our window sparkle in the night and frogs croak in the bushes. We slept well. This morning our hosts made us up a bacon and egg breakfast bagel. Not the best we have…

The other night we were looking for someplace to go and something to do nearby. So many of the tour companies here in Granada are offering day trips to nearby attractions (which is why we went on a night volcano visit) and a tour to Laguna de Apoyo was something we should do. At $20USD…

Another sound sleep. We might almost get used to this, however with the weekend looming those bad pop tunes will certainly stretch well into the wee hours of the morning. I didn’t beat the pool guy to the pool this morning, and the rain put a damper on any wishes i had for a morning…

Probably the best sleep we have had in a couple weeks. Dark. Quiet, other than for a few roosters next door. When we booked this place we found the reviews mentioned this place was loud and turned into a dance party as soon as the sun went down. Maybe we are just lucky the place…

Up bright and early this morning. Sure we set an alarm for 6:30, but a chicken bus repeatedly honking its horn out front at 5:40 didnt promote further sleep this morning. Damn they start early here. That probably means we will have our heads buried in our pillows at an earlier hour tonight. After another…

It really is nice to wake up to paving crews outside your window. This little piece of paradise seems to be interrupted regularly with chicken buses honking as they drive by and now a series of vehicles that clean and tar the road, then individuals that dump some fine crushed gravel on top. This road…

Night #1 in our palapa thatched ivory tower and i think we made it through the night without bug bites. Despite the screens on the windows, there are holes ou could put a whole hand through where this thatched roofing meets the concrete walls. The screens on the windows are really just window dressing. So…

3AM and we wake up not to a noise, but a lack thereof. Warm, sticky blackness. The over bed fan isn’t on. There is no faint glow of lights through the frosted windows…just dark, hot stillness. The power was out. Not sure why, but with torrential rains and nearby lightening strikes maybe the power was…

We are wrapping up our days here in Leon. Here we have a city of about 200k people, so not a vast number. A decent size to host the occasional spontaneous gathering. A large Central Park for vendors to gather and pitch their wares to gringos wandering through the square. A few banks, big grocery…