The Last Day

The last day of the trip is a free day for us.  We are spent it going to the beach and then driving to Managua.  The beach was pretty neat.  It was just a little cove with a cute beach town and markets.  It was about an hour and a half ride in the minibus.  It is a touristy area that really caters to everybody.  Most of the vendors speak English, so it is easy to figure things out.  We were a little freaked out by a girl (6 -8 yrs old) dancing on a stage.  It wasn’t that she was dancing on the stage, but how she was dancing was kind of scary.  We are sure she has a future as a stripper…  We played pool for about an hour, walked around, jumped in the cold ocean, had some drinks, all the good stuff in beach life!  Then it was time to drive to Managua.  The interesting thing on this road trip was that there is a pilgrimage going on. 

People make covered wagons and either walk beside or ride in the wagon.  They are making a trek that takes an hour and a half by vehicle.  It is expected to take them about 2 weeks.  They are going to a saint for a miracle.  Unfortunately, I cannot remember the saint…  It made me think of a modern day Canterbury Tales.  They are very devoted to it though.  I am pretty impressed.  The police accompany them for safety and to direct traffic.  It slowed our drive down quite a bit. 

We stopped at a really cute cabin for dinner.  We had a couple bats flying around, so it really made me feel like I had left the country (you haven’t gone to South America if you don’t have a bat flying around your kitchen at least once)!  We finally got to the Managua Best Western.  It was a really nice hotel, but it was a maze and made it hard to get around.  It took me a little while, but I finally got it figured out.  We just chilled at the pool, had some drinks, and watched the bats dip in the pool.  It was a good end to a wonderful trip.