We're Home!

but we're leaving again. And technically "home" meant Granada Nicaragua, not the USA. We changed our plans and left Ometepe one night early to make traveling easier for us to the Corn Islands. Granada is such a great place and we've met so many people here that it feels like a home away from home.
Ometepe Island was nice. Getting there was a riot! Actaully so much happens here that it is a bloggers dream world! Ginny, aka the best "mommy" blogger, would have a hayday here! Anyway, try to imagine Tim and I in a jeep that is almost completely stripped on the inside with a driver that spoke some English but not great English. Then he asks us where we are from and upon hearing Texas he assumes we like country music so he starts blaring an old Kenny Rogers song. Pat Benetar was next and then RHINESTONE COWBOY*! The three of us were rocking out singing along. The driver got the chorus right every once in a while. It was hilarious.
The hotel there was fabulous. We had a private stone cottage directly on the beach. Plus, they had true hot water for showers. We took a tour of the island and our guide only spoke Spanish. Between my limited knowledge of the language and lots of hand motions and repetitions we think we got about 90% of what he said, which isn't bad for a 6 hour tour. We looked up a lot of the info later to make sure. Along the way we met half the man's family and went to a local baseball game that his brother was the umpire. Apparently on Sundays family and friends gather and play baseball all afternoon. But there are serious crowds there and all the players wear uniforms even though none of them match and some are incomplete. Getting back to Granada was once again an adventure. After the ferry ride we got a taxi and as soon as we sat down a ton of bugs flew up from the seat, no lie! We considered getting out but decided to stay. The bugs got in because they are everywhere and he left the window down. Once we started driving the bugs were gone so no big deal.
Being back in Granada has been nice. We had dinner and just hung out with people at the hotel at night. A group of sisters in their 50-60's even invited us to sit down and share their appetizers with them. We've hung out with so many peoiple, sharing drinks and dinners. People from New York, Norway, Nicaragua, Florida, New Jersey, Australia....it's so cool.
We leave again today for the Corn Islands. One is less than 3 square KM. It is very rustic and primitive with white sand beaches. The hotel we will stay at serves family style dinner so that should be fun.
We're 95% sure there will be no internet on the islands so this may be my last post until I arrive in Guatemala on July 6. So in anticipation let me say an advance CONGRATULATIONS to Jennae and Rob getting married on the 5th. We so wanted to be there.

*Tim and I dressed as Rhinestone Cowboys for halloween and sang the song for karoake