yesterday i briefly mentioned the problems with the Interamericana and how it was preventing me from leaving CR. last night after talking to numerous people i decided to give it a go and do my best to get to Nicaragua. Turns out it only took 11 hours and 6 buses to get to Granada!
despite the fact that it was raining quite hard in the morning, most of the roads we took were unpaved, and these buses are not really made for 4-wheel drive terrain, we not only arrived to each stop on time but generally with time to spare. this is unheard of here in Central America and thus it turned out to be another day of fantastic bus karma. granted, it was a long day, but it feels so good to end up where you had hoped!
a few quick highlights-
* plaintain chips. loved them in Panama, especially those with chili sprinkled on the top. here they sprinkle hot sauce and jalapenos. so good.
* speaking of food, let me tell you how good a cold Fresca tastes when it is 87 degrees, you are carrying 2 backpacks and standing in the sun in a country you don´t know.
* talking to the Nicaraguan on the bus about immigration to the States and Mexico, the issues between Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and the ridiculous grammar rules found in English.
* the border crossing...made the mistake of thinking ¨wow this is so easy¨and then had to walk through a line of trucks, traverse mud puddles that looked more like small ponds to get to the Nicaragua customs booths that were behind a bank and next to a bus depot.
* meeting the Austrialian lifeguards who watched my stuff and fended off random men, in return i translated and made sure we all got on the right buses.
* my first view of La Concepcion...a mammoth of a volcano that rises above Lake Nicaragua in a perfect cone.
* realizing i am starting August in a new country!
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