The Final Countdown!

Sorry to reference a really terrible eighties song, but the title says it all. We are merely hours away from going back to the States. This trip has been absolutely wonderful. It was a long trip, but we enjoyed every minute of it. We climbed two volcanoes, viewed tons of lagoons, traveled to many towns, and mets lots of wonderful people. I must admit that Nicaragua has grown on me. When we first arrived here I was a little overwhelmed. Who wouldn't be? The streets are crowded with people and life is at an extremely fast pace. The cities never sleep. I slowly learned to accept things as they are and just relaxed and enjoyed everything that came my way.
We took a lot of pictures. Most that made it on to the blog were pictures that covered our little misadventures. The rest of the time we just hung out around Tania's grandma's house eating really good food and meeting interesting people. SO this last post is pretty much a combination of pictures taken around the house while hangin out with the fam. We are anxious to be back in the States yet we are sad to leave because we will miss everyone here so very much.

a plethora of fruit in the back yard:

mangos

pritaya

noni

cacao


las animales:

chocoyo

perros

There was a lot of rain storms during the last week and as a result of that someone found a turtle in the back yard. And they also decided to place it in the sink.

So I ate it while it was still alive. No I am kidding (No I am serious. I ate it and it tasted damn good. Ain't nothin you can do about it PITA).

just hangin' out:

doing what I do best...


Lia dancing traditional Nicaragua dances


Vince and his true love Laura

Tania's grandma eating mangos

an Indian that Miguel painted on the wall out back

I fell in love with pritaya

Daniel cooked for us tons of deliciouses meals to eat. One of them was soup made from cow tail. Yes I said it, cow tail. And it was damn good. Sorry vegetarians.

This is Rosa. She helped around the house while we visited. She was absolutely wonderful and sweet. Tania and I thank her for all her hard work, in which she always did with a smile.


Tania's grandma sitting on the front porch jamming out to the radio. I really wish we had a better picture of this because this picture doesn't give it justice. She had the radio blasting and she was smiling and dancing in her seat while she greeted people in the street. I am going to miss her smile...

To Tania's loving family: Muchas gracias por todo. I have learned a lot from each and everyone of you. You each have hearts large enough to fill a house. I will miss you dearly. Next time I will know more Spanish so that I may speak with each of you in more depth. I promise.

To friends and family that read the blog: Love you all who stuck with us on this journey. Tania and I can't wait to see everyone back in the States and share some stories.