San Juan Del Sur

On our last nigth in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, Shannon, myself and our two new friends Heather and Jon Duri (JD) mounted the hill overlooking the bay. It was a 20 minute walk from our hostel, Hostel Esperanzas, which was right on the beach at the far end of town. We passed through the strip, restaurants and bars along the beach populated almost exclusively by tourists then across a meter wide walking suspension bridge into a more residential part of town. through a small barrio at sea level and up the base of the hill, the homes became progressively finer and more extravagant.

We passed into a gated community with a guard on the road, only encountering sprawling houses (one even had a swimming pool) circling to the top where the 20 meter high statue of Jesus was casting his benevolent hand over the cities residents. the sunsets in San Juan del Sur were usually magnificent and this one was no exception. Without a preview of the photos i was taking, none of them turned out and that spectacular sunset photo remains to be taken.



Jon Duri, saying goodbye to nicaragua, he would travel with us back to san jose and from there home.




















a less than flattering picture of Heather and Shannon. Heather will be meeting us in San Isidro for a time before we leave south.















Yes, that is a five masted sailing cruise ship anchored in the bay. Rumour has it that all of the passengers were too old and out of shape for the dance and could not partake in most of the jungle adventures for tourist during their one day visit.









before the sun set....


















Hey man, can't a guy get a cab around here!




















San Juan del Sur, our hostel is a little to the left of the red building on the shoreline.















Probably my favorite painted house in town. there was a purple one that was really cool too.















the firetruck just hanging out. it is actually a light seafoam green.














a book on the porch is a great way to pass the time.









































The most frequented city park i have seen so far, beautifully painted and well attended by all. Especially with church in the background.





























if you look closely, you'll discover this woman is joggin down the beach with five dogs and a parrot on her arm.

















that kid is as shocked as i was















mediocre...