Volcano!

I'm posting some pics of the hike I took up Volcano Telica in the volcano belt of the West coast of Nicaragua. It was a beautiful scenic hike, through corn and bean fields. We rested under a grapefruit tree where I ate a tart green fruit. When we reached the top I felt like I was on top of the world. We had a beautiful view of the other volcanoes in the distance, fields as far as the eye could see far below, and the open steaming crater of the volcano. Later we climbed up to peer over the edge of the crater. It was like looking straight into the core of the earth. And scary too, because the walls of the crater were steep and it felt like you could just stumble right over the eduge. We camped below the crater in a flat valley strewn with volcanic rocks and watched the sunset from on top of the world.

Living on Coconut bread

I just spent the last week on the Carribean coast of Nicaragua. There's really too much to tell here, so I'll just post some pictures.

The first picture is of the main street of Bluefields. The others are from Little Corn Island. I went with my friend Leo, who had to go for work. Despite the fact that it rained the first few days, the sun finally came out the last day and we enjoyed the colors of the water. I ate lobster in Bluefields, listened to coastal reggae and socca music on the wharf waiting for the boat to Pearl Lagoon, and learned some Creole sayings. I also took a variety of boat rides, from extremely scary huge waves on open sea to a speedy lolling ride from Bluefields to Pearl Lagoon. And of course, I ate a ton of coco bread.