Oct 31, 2017

Slept in a little and awoke to great big plops of rain. It was still really warm, but the thunder and rain was heavy. It blew over by 8am and then we had fantastic clouds and lots of wind. We can see the shoreline with long stretches of white beaches and black silhouettes of mountains behind.

Went to an introductory meeting for San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua. Same geologist/comedian as last time. Saw a photo of a warning sign set into the ground – looked like an entry step to a walkway to the volcano. He warned if you took this trail, it would be one step to the edge, one step off the edge, loose half your skin on the first bounce, conciseness on the second bounce and death by the bottom.; ie a total waste of your excursion fee so heed the sign. It was pitted from the volcano sulphur fumes, but don’t worry, it won’t really affect one’s lungs, much.

Looks like we’ll stick to the beach. The downtown area is about four streets wide and six streets long and it isn’t crazy like Cabo was. It’s still a tourist town, but in it’s infancy, and trying hard to cater to the tourist. The vendors there accept any currency but will only give change in local money. Accept this and what the heck, they need it more than we do – leave the change.

We walked the promenade deck for a bit, watched Practical Magic on the big screen, Jim had a margarita and I had a plate of fries; lazy day. After a nap, I went to a hair seminar on how to buy Princess hair products and then met Jim in the Atrium bar for cocktails and classical music. I may still go back for a haircut but…

Lots of folks in costumes, with pumpkins and balloons and spiders everywhere. (In olden days, fires were lit to scare off the ghosts of the dead who might ruin the harvest. Fires attract bugs, bugs attract bats, bats become symbols for… Halloween! Learn something new every day.)

 Boo!