Today we headed to a village located on the
shores of Lake Managua. We are staying at a nice hotel owned by a Nicaraguan
woman and her American husband, a Vietnam veteran. Nice couple. The hotel
property, with its lush tropical garden and crazy sculptures, is very different
from the poor rural setting of the surrounding neighbourhood though.
Soon after arriving, we headed to the shore of the Lake,
which has a spectacular view of a smouldering volcano on the opposite side. We
managed to find a fisherman who has agreed to set his nets in a particular
location near a small island overnight to collect the fish that we are after.
In the evening we went for dinner at a nearby restaurant. We
decided to go by foot, which turned out to be a mistake…Half way to the
restaurant, I had a close encounter with a very large pig, who decided to come
right up to me and then proceeded to rub its wet, smelly snout all over my legs
(while my colleagues watched with amusement). Welcome to rural Nicaragua.
After the stand off with the pig (which lasted several
minutes until it decided to trudge off into the night), we arrived at the
restaurant…I think it was previously a public swimming pool judging by the fact
that there was a large swimming pool in the middle of the restaurant.
For dinner, I ordered fried chicken, which was served with
deep fried banana. Even though I have only been here less than 24 hours, I have
noticed that it is quite common to have stray animals come sit next to your
table while you are eating. Tonight, a cat and two dogs decided to join us for
dinner while bats (did I mention that Central America is home to vampire bats?)
circling around our heads.
After returning to the hotel after our delicious meal, I
went straight to the shower to wash away the smell of swine.
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