Ok, so you're probably wondering why I named this post YMCA...that was the song I heard on the bus into Nicaragua! Yes, that's right, I'm in Nicaragua for the first time in my life!A funny thing happened when I was in Managua (the capital city). I had been traveling from Honduras so I was pretty tired when I finally got to Managua. I thought about staying the night there and heading down to Granada (a colonial town popular among tourists) tomorrow. But when I got to the bus terminal I met a taxi driver who convinced me that I still had time to make it down to Granada so I decided to have him take me to the bus station. He was an interesting fellow who insisted that I should have him take me straight to Granada for $30 instead of taking the bus. I told him that I was a poor gringo and that I didn't have the money. He then ripped me a new one about how I was from "the world superpower" and how it was impossible that I couldn't pay $30 to have him take me. I told him that I preferred to pay the $1 to have the bus take me but he seemed angry and so I just dropped the conversation. He dropped me off at the bus station after all and immediately popped open the trunk to get my luggage out. I was so relieved to get out of that taxi! He was SSSOOOOO bitter!
Anyway, with the trunk open I went to get my luggage out only to realize that I was in the middle of another fight. Only this time it was a fight between two buses who wanted me to board their bus--both insisting that they were the first one to leave. The bad part was that one bus had my black suitcase and the other bus had my hiking pack. I have no idea how they moved so fast to get the bags into the buses but it was CRAZY! I decided which bus I would take but the bus driver of the "losing" party refused to release my black suitcase insisting that I would get there faster in his bus. I demanded (a bit forcefully) that he return my suitcase (the one with my laptop, digital camera, and pretty much everything valuable) immediately. He told me I could open the back door and get it myself because he refused to help me--RUDE! So, that's exactly what I did. I've never had anything like that happen to me so it was insane!
Anyway, I'm here in Granada and I met three nice travelers from New Zealand, Scotland, and Canada who offered to share a hostel room with me to save money. They're really nice folks and I'm glad I got to meet them!
I can't wait to see this city in the daylight. It looks really pretty. It's colonial (kind of like Antigua Guatemala) and it's by a huge lake with volcanoes all around. If the weather is good I'm going to try to hike one of them!
Oh, it's been a while since I've uploaded some pics so here are some more for you:
Hanging out with Ulises and Gilda Gonzalez
Jaqueline Gonzalez' new baby Limhi...I helped babysit him while Jaqueline worked.
Anyways, that's all for now. TTYL!
Hanging out with Ulises and Gilda Gonzalez
Jaqueline Gonzalez' new baby Limhi...I helped babysit him while Jaqueline worked.Anyways, that's all for now. TTYL!
3 comments:
That is a crazy story bro! "the world superpower"??? What drug was that guy on?? What a crazy taxi driver. Good thing he did not rob you.
Yeah, it was crazy. I sorta understand where these people are coming from though. The US Government has pretty much controlled every aspect of Nicaragua's political scene for decades and i can see where that would be annoying. I know we (as Americans) would have nothing of that!
its true, Allen! nicaraguans are feisty for a reason. And when you have to make your money, you have to just hustle. I am soooo happy you went to Nicaragua, you must come see me when im living there and working! Miss you and cant wait to read more!
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