Alright, mission backtracking - commonly known as “going the wrong way” - is coming to an end: after a little birdwatching tour on Lago de Apoyo - these things are fast! - I came back down into Nicaragua to do a proper visit to Leon. This is going to be the final bit of colonial stuff for the time being, after all variety is the spice of life right? ;)

One of Leon’s advantages is the fact that it’s surtrounded by volcanoes, which in turn offer the opportunity to slide down from them on wooden / metal boards. In other words: volcano-boarding! This was fast and fun (and a little painful, too!) - check out the pics for a certain impression ;)

After Leon I decided it’s time for a little more highland (what on earth happened to my beach-addiction??) so I went off to Esteli, walked through some mountains, swum in a waterfall and visited a historically important museum. Yes, again a waterfall… but what would you do with 28C and a non-stop burning sun on your skin? :)

Finally, I went back down to Granada as me New Year celebration is going to take place at Lago de Apoyo. Sounds familiar, right? :)

This leaves me to the following: I would like to wish you all a Happy, Prosperous, Warm, Fuzzy and Whatnot New Year… and speak to you again soon!

Hasta luego!!

PS: I’ll post a list of New Year resolutions… but only by request! ;)

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Lago Yojoa - without birds...

Tegucigalpa's central market and related bus traffic :)

That's the hill we slid down

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As promised, here´s a more visual update on the latest travel bits :) Have fun browsing through them - all pictures are from Nicaragua even though I´m in Honduras (Utila) at the moment. After Granada I passed through Leon, then went to Jiquilillo (don´t try to pronounce that ;)) to chill out for a while and attend a local celebration for Virgin Mary before passing on further north. Indeed, my travel plans have sort of made a little change (Haley and Jes, I hope you realise you are the cause of this!! ;)), so I´ll enjoy my time here on the Caribbean side of Honduras before making a big u-turn to the east (and later on, south) and going back down into Nicaragua. I´m going off the beaten track by quite a few miles next week, so will do my best to keep you posted! ;)

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Sunrise - Lago de Apoyo

Lago de Apoyo - like a swimming pool...

Bulls on the run (and the kid chasing them is a hero!) - Santa Catarina

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