I was nervous about heading into Nicaragua since I had been keeping up with the various going ons related to the civil unrest that was taking place. And sure enough getting into Nicaragua was turbulent. But not for any of the reasons I thought it would be

 

 

 

Being ”stranded” for a week wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Especially when you have the good fortune of being in the picturesque Honduran town of San Marcos de Colon

 

 

After finally getting into Nicaragua there couldn’t have been a better introduction to this new country than swimming through the Somoto Canyon

 

Visiting La Reserva Natural de Miraflor felt a little more special than my average day trip. I think this was because not only did I get to see a beautiful place but I also got to see first hand how people lived here