We're here in San Juan del Sur! I absolutely love this place...it's surfer's paradise. Our hotel (Hotel Estrella) is RIGHT on the beach and surrounded by blocks upon blocks of small, low-key taco places, sunglass hawkers, surf clothes shops, etc. Everything seems to be covered with a thatched roof and flanked by palm trees.
The hotel is very nice, especially compared to the conditions in which we had been living for the last three days. As much as I loved Carolina and her cooking, I'm not sure why we didn't just come here first since there's wifi everywhere and we could have gotten work done so much quicker. I suppose they wanted us to experience the wonder that is Ometepe. The hotel has an American consignment shop attached and is very spacious and airy. We had to climb this rickety wooden staircase to get to your adjacent rooms, which each of their own window and balcony facing the beach. I love the colors and the atmosphere. Just like the hostels we stayed in Leon and Matagalpa, there are a ton of very grungy looking foreigners, mostly surf bums who are here for the waves in San Juan del Sur.
Today’s also my birthday! I actually dislike birthdays, but enjoy the days leading up to them. I dislike the actual day of my birthday because there’s so much pressure and expectation for your day to be amazing and for the people around you to give you everything you want, but you don’t even know what you want. Whereas in the days leading up, the expectation and anticipation are all there, but they haven’t been disappointed yet. I’d rather live every day like it’s my birthday instead of orchestrating the perfect day once a year.
The famous bay of San Juan del Sur reminds me a bit of Capri and hotels we stayed in at Sicily, Italy. Here are some pictures; while you can see the boats, the pictures don’t give an accurate sense of how many surf bums are actually here.
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