Day one

12 hours of travel and we have made it to San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua!! We left Boston this morning in torrential rain and wind. Luckily, our flight was one of a few that was not delayed due to weather concerns. We were able to leave Boston on a bumpy flight and got to Miami around 9am. Our flight to Managua Airport was a breeze and we landed safely at around 12 (Nicaraguan time zone). After going through immigration and customs we were met by our wonderful driver, "Richard", a hotel worker with "little English".

From Managua, we rode for 2.5 hours through beautiful country and finally arrived in San Juan del Sur. Weather: Sunny, 95, light ocean breeze. After checking in to the hotel we immediately changed into "summer attire". From the hotel we walked to the beach and set up shop at the Iguana bar. We ate some "arroz con camarones y tostones con queso" Rice and fresh shrimp and fried plantains with goat cheese. Also sampled some local beers, Tona and Victoria.

Came back to the hotel and changed into bathing suits and headed back to the beach where we ran into some friends from back home. In the middle of swimming in the warm Pacific waters we spotted our pals from Lasell. We caught up on each others travels and then headed back to the hotel to shower before dinner.
We had dinner at a Nicaraguan Italian restaurant with a couple of Lasell colleagues and spent the night discussing ways to improve our institution. Coversations fueled by Tona and Tequila of course.
Tomorrow we spend the day catching up on rest by hitting the beach for some sun and a swim. Will probably wander through the local markets and shops and enjoy the day.



Buenos noches amigos.
M and D