We were in the US so we decided to ship out about 15kgs of our warm stuff to Sharad and Stella in NJ. We also decide to stock up on cheap shampoo, some basic medication etc. we had time, and it was the 4th of July so we hit the beach once again! Only this time we took public transport and it actually wasn't so bad. Buses run only once every hour but it costs only$1.75 each. We got to a spot between hollywood and Dania beach, and it was amazing how different it was from the spot we had got to the day earler. Firstly it was predominently black. Secondly, it had a bunch of barbecues lit up just off the beach and the food looked damn good! We walked towards Hollywood beach and slowly it became less black and more white. It was quite strange how black people hung out with black people , while white people hung out predominantly with white people and hispanic people with their own!
we had a decent lunch and got back to the hotel and to the airport to take our flight to Nicaragua! For the second time on this trip, the airline refused to take us on unless we had a ticket out of Nicaragua! Once again , put in an impossible situation I had to buy a fully refundable one way ticket out of Nicaragua for $3000, get into Nicaragua and then cancel the ticket. While the ticket is fully refundable, I'm pretty sure it will cost us an additional $100 or so t the very least! Sucks but at least we were in Nicaragua!!!!
Getting into Nicaragua was straighforward except for the fact that I forgot to carry cash in my wallet. We had to pay $30 as an entry fee and I had no cash and they wouldnt take credit cards nor did they have an ATM machine anywhere around! Luckily we had some reserve cash in Nu's checkied in luggage! we convnced the authorities that we would not run away and brough them the money! Of course they would not accept a $100 bill, so once again , get to a cambio, change the money etc etc...
We had a hotel booked and a car waiting for us since it was midnight in Mangau! When we reached the hotel we weren't pleased! 4 or 5 men sat around the reception and just stared at Anu! And then they spoke...In Punjabi!!! These guys were from Punjab, in Nicaragua for 90 days, apparently traveling, but they never left the hotel, and Mangua! They said they really liked going to the mall. They spoke no Spanish and very little English , but the girls who worked at the hostel seemed to have a thing for them, even if one of then was terribly underage! We slept in, and I woke up to a typical Nicaraguan breakfast which includes Gallo Pinto (rice and beans), fried eggs, and fried or boiled banana! I couldn't have asked for more!! Evrytime I eat the cooked bananas , it takes me back home!
The morning was another scary scene, so we decide to run from managua! We took a micro to Granada, a colonial city, the oldest colonial city in central America! It was a nice ride even if we were worried about out haversacks that were loaded on top of the van! The van itself was pretty new, and air conditioned and the 1 hour trip cost $1 each, so no complaints there!
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