Friday, January 4, 2013

Nicaragua day 2

I woke up on the couch in a sweat. Its hot and humid here. Atleast I had my sleep sheet to sleep on top of. About 9am Luis Alberto came down stairs confused as to why he was in the bed and I was on the couch (after being punched twice I decided I should hust go downstairs instead of dealing with a very tired person). His brother woke up and his mama came to the house. Luis Alberto made breakfast (fried tortilla chunks and scrambled egges) and we enjoyed it over a mimosa. They then moved some furniture and 3 hours later we were back to Luis Albertos house for a shower, a nap, and bus to leon. I napped for about 2 hours after my shower. I was starting to get hungry again. It took us 4 hours to be ready to leave. But we got ready and stopped at mcdonalds. They had a 3$ meal special on a quarter pounder with cheese, fries and a drink. Luis-Alberto got 3 sandwiches and an ice cream. Then his mom dropped us off at the bus station where we got a bus to Leon. It again was a 15 passenger van which was already full, so I had to ride in front and luisAlberto rode in the back. The van had AC and was freezing cold. I busted out my brazil wrap and slept. The van was 60 cordoba (2.25$) for the hour and a half ride. We got to Leon and hopped a cab to Bigfoot hostel. Where we signed up for a volcano boarding tour. You basically sled down the side of a volcano. We then walked the 3 blocks to get to Gabby's house. Her mom and luis-alberto's mom went to college together. Their family has extra bedrooms where they host students. 80$ a month gives them a 6x6 room with a shower. And I think they get breakfast daily from the maid. Gabby got married last year to a rancher 2 hours north and is 36 weeks pregnant. After we settled in and chatted with her parents for an hour, gabby took us to barbaro, a bar down the block to get food. An hour and 15 minutes later, our food was ready. I ordered a burrito, luiis alberto ordered a schneitzel and gabby ordered a pizza. Rumor has it restaurants don't stock the food they need to prepare meals and simply once the order is in, the chef hops on a bike and drives off to go get the food.

Gabbys brother and friend met us for a beer at the restaurant where we talked John Pauol into bringing us to the beach in the AM before our volcano tour. We then retired early.
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