Pochomil Beach

Tuesday

Pochomil Beach

We went to the less populated beach, meaning not a Gringo-fied beach. Actually, I was the only Gringo at the beach because a local kid tried to sell me mangoes and called me a "Gato" because I have green eyes. I asked Tania why he called me a "Cat", and she replied that it was a term used for Gringos with light colored eyes. Tania's mom ended up buying the whole tray of mangoes the kid was selling for about 1 dollar (20 cordovas). It's amazing that one dollar is the equivalent of having a successful day selling mangoes.

This is the kid that sold us mangoes and called me "Gato."

We sat down near the water and ordered some fried fish with tostones (fried plantains) and rice. Meal cost: 180 cordovas which is about a little under 10 dollars. This is apparently a luxury to most Nicaraguans, being that the minimum wage is about $35 dollars a month.

Below are some "beach dogs" - these dogs were eating some carcass on the shore.

This is the view from the restaurant hut where we ate our fried fish.

Below is a photo of fishermen getting ready to set out for the afternoon.

Wednesday

Laguna de Apoyo

We drove to the town of Catalina, where we stopped to eat at a restaurant that was on the ledge of the Laguna de Apoyo. The restaurant was overlooking the Laguna on the west side, where we could see the Mombacho volcano.

Tania's mom "trying" to relax on a bench.

Then we drove to the other side of the Laguna, where we hung out and walked around in the small path that ran along the ledge of the Laguna on the East side. We walked around the local shops, and Tania's mom paid some musicians to play traditional music for us.

This is definitely Tania's ancestor.

Check out the video of the musicians playing some music.