Nicaragua!

The last few weeks have been a bit of a blur. We are on a hot trail to Colombia! After 5 months in Central America, we have a taste for the South and are heading there soon.

For now, we wanted to post some highlights from Nicaragua. We didn't spend a lot of time in Nicaragua, but we did manage to visit two nice colonial towns. We needed to recharge our batteries a bit after spending a lot of money and energy in Scuba mode.

Leon and Granada are two old, very touristed towns in Nicaragua. Both feature enormous churches, pretty town squares, and Euro-American-Tourist-coffeehouses. Leon has a history of liberalism and is crumbling and beautiful in a very different way than Granada, which is freshly painted and flat out gorgeous. Pictures will be uploaded in the next few days. They are both great towns for lounging around and soaking up a sunny day with a solid caffeine buzz. Kendra caught up on school work and Rich was lazy and lazy some more.

One fun thing you can do in Nicaragua is strap yourself to a wooden board and haul-ass down a volcano. Not wanting to pass this opportunity up, we donned sweet Volcano Boarding jumpsuits, high school science class goggles, and took our turn sliding down Cerro Negro outside of Leon. A good time was had by all and ashburn was limited to a minimum. In case you're wondering, Rich won the race to the bottom even after taking a tumble or two with his warped board.

And, just to be sure, we definitely felt as ridiculous as we looked wearing the green Nascar outfits. Good times.

As for now, we're hanging in Panama City. More info on this and one epic bus trip coming soon to your favorite blog...