Making the Move

I had to spend a few extra days in San Juan del Sur because I bought a few too many things and I needed to lighten my load by sending some stuff back home. On Saturday there was a circus in town¸ we were late but we saw enough of the show to be mildly entertained. There was a guy on a motorcycle that drove upside down in a globe thing, a really old clown walking a tight robe 20 meters high with no harness and many people doing flips. I did not however like the part where they tied scared monkeys to a horse and made the horse run in a circle with a whip.

With the combination of me getting quiet bored of San Juan and the undesirable trip to Ometepe I was not having the best time, but if I have learned anything from this trip you can’t let a few bumps in the road bring you down, you need to move on and allow yourself to stay positive and open to new opportunities. While I was waiting for the ferry to Ometepe I met a guy who tuned my guitar for me so I was finally able to play again yahhh! I also ended up getting a ride across the island for cheaper than I expected (still expensive but good for here). I decided to stay at a home/hostel not a party hostel and the owner’s family was really nice they took me to one of the schools to show me some of the donations to the community that Canadians have made. I was a really, really proud Canadian at that moment as the people of Ometepe were so grateful for the generosity that Canada has shown them.

Although it was a very rural area where I was staying I found a restaurant owned by an English family who grew all their own fruit and veggies, made their bread and used organic meat, which was a lot better than the usual gallo pinto (rice and beans). I spent a lot of tie on the lake as well and was lucky enough not to meet the fresh water sharks that live in the lake. Louise one of the guys who live at the hostel I was at brought out his little son and the three of us watched a local teenager boy fish with a big net and his hands.