Guasaule
On Friday morning on the carpark I noted that I had a puncture of
the left tire, Mala pata. I reflated it and I sought on the way a
shop to repair it, it was 7:00, too early. This hitch delayed me for
the border crossing where I arrived around 11:00, rush hour.
Consequently I took the help of a person to do the work papers of
two countries, HN & NI, cost US$20. The procedures lasted two hours
mainly to do the queue. In Honduras nothing to pay for immigration
and the customs to return the license to circulate. In Nicaragua the
various costs were: fumigation of the vehicle US$3, immigration
US$12, compulsory insurance US$12 and municipal tax at the entrance
of country US$1. No photocopy of the documents is required, they are
scan by a very slow machine. The vehicle was not visited by the
customs. I was on the road again around 13:00 to go to bivouac at
the edge of the Lake Managua in Puerto Momotombo at the bottom of
eponymous volcano. The spectacle was sublime. The night was peaceful
and in the small hour the spectacle of the villagers at the edge of
the lake was very interesting.
Lago de Managua
Puerto Momotombo
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| Volcan Momotombo |
On Saturday morning
Parque National Volcan Masaya
On Saturday, November 7th I left with regret the Momotombo volcano
to go to Laguna Xiloa where I arrived little before midday. A music
of nutcase primarily made up with the low accommodated me deafening
my ears. I decided not to bivouac there fearing the worst for the
night. Despite everything I lunched on the spot before going at the
next stage, The Parque National Volcan Masaya. Due to the
temperature a thick smoke escaped from the Nindiri volcano making
impossible the view of the crater, only the walls of the caldera
were visible, it was a great disappointment. Moreover landslides
prohibited the rise to the Masaya volcano. I remained on the spot
until 16:00 in waiting of a change of temperature, que nenni. I
returned close to the museum to bivouac without conveniences.
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| Laguna Xiloa |
Volcans Masaya, Nindiri, click the picture
Lago Apoyo
On Sunday, November 8th I had two visits before finding a bivouac. I
went early from Parque National Volcan Masaya to go first to Masaya
at the edge of the eponymous lake to see Parque de 17 Octubre
flanked by Parroquia de Asuncion of baroque style. Parque exposes
naive sculptures. As a second I visited Granada at the edge of Lago
de Nicaragua. The city was founded in 1524, it has two curiosities.
Iglesia de la Merced was built, shaven by the pirates in 1655 then
rebuilt in 1539 in baroque style in 1781. Convento was built then
burned in 1585 by the pirates. Driving in the city on Sunday morning
was a test of patience… According to Lonely Planet Lago de Apoyo,
crater lake, is a jewel. I admired it since El Mirador in Catarina.
Then I sought the road to go at the edge of the lake in order to
bivouac. I traversed it, but the accesses are privatized by hotels
with very little parking lots. I settled at the edge of the road
with a small view on the lake!
Masaya, click the picture
Granada, click the picture
Lago de Apoyo
San Juan del Sur
On Monday, November 9th on the way towards the border I stopped in
Rivas to consult my mailbox and to publish partially the pages of my
website. I found a cyber close to the Parque Central with sharp
colors without forgetting the impossible to circumvent murals of the
history of the country and the city. I continued my way up to San
Juan del Sur on the edge of Pacific Ocean very famous for its sandy
beach.
Rivas
On beach
On Tuesday October 10th I left Nicaragua, look at
the border crossing.
