So I'm not sure which is worse, the cat crying outside our window at 3am or the rooster at sunrise...eitherway, we didn't get much sleep last night. Speaking of the rooster, he's about the worst rooster I've ever heard, he crows all day long! Also speaking of roosters, cockfighting is a big thing here, we saw several cockfighting rings on the drive yesterday...wish we could get the scoop on when a fight is going on that we could attend. The yard c...

Some things to know about Nicaragua:-Everything has 2 prices, some have 3-Buying from street vendors is liking giving a crumb to a single ant...before you know it, half the mound is there...same with street vendors-"no gracias"-"es muy caro, mas borato?-When you tell a horse drawn carriage guy no, he'll respond with, "Maybe tomorrow. We can lock in a good price for you right now with your hotel..." without fail, every one of them, every time will respond to y...

Happy Father's Day to me! I can't think of a better way to spend the day than with my girls in Nicaragua. Breakfast as usual at the hotel, all the staff fawning over MD...Another 15 minutes and 4 hotel staff consulting on directions to Pueblos Blancos, and we're off on another day's adventure. I decide along the way to make a small detour at Mombacho, remembering that there is a fairly famous coffee plantation halfway up the mountain side; Las Flo...

People in this country are obsessed with Maclaren, especially the hotel staff, they literally congregate around us at breakfast, but they are all super friendly (check out the photo). But when we leave the hotel, the people swarm us in the markets and try to touch MD and repeatedly say, "la cochita, la cochita"; its very bothersome, and in some cases down right rude. Breakfast is shaping up to be the best meal of day in Heather's opinion, which I can't un...

So no need for an alarm clock here, the room is pitch black but not very sound proof from the courtyard even though we are in the corner. Between the rooster and plates clinging together because we are near the kitchen, everyone was up by 7 and some of us (me) even earlier...the locals get up with the sun, when in Rome, do as the Romans.Typically we are opposed to arranging anything through hotels or tour guides and prefer to find our own way because there are us...