26 October 2010

This is the first day in San Juan del Sur in which I did not spend all day in bed recovering from a late night of drinking and dancing. That’s because we went home early last night.

This morning at ten Gerry, Paul, Helena, Ana, Sigma, and I all hiked up to the large statue of Jesus overlooking the town. The walk was only 90 minutes but part of the path was very steep to walk up. There are two large Rottweilers at the entrance gate guarding from vandals. The view from the side of the mountain is gorgeous. You can see all the green hilly countryside and the reefs in the ocean. 

We only stayed for about 30 minutes then hiked down the other side to the beach and back into town. The tide was low but my shoes got soaked crossing a small stream pouring into the ocean. We all had lunch at the market then went out separate ways. I dropped off some laundry and headed to El Gato Negro for coffee. I also had a detox bomb smoothie. I met two Jehovah’s Witness ladies who had moved here from Hawaii. They had Watchtower magazines and left them amongst the other magazines in the cafe.

Later that night Gerry got into a heated discussion with the sports bar owner (Republik) about America and why America sucks. Gerry says he wants to talk about girls and he likes simple music that doesn’t require you to think but he cannot be so simple. All his conversations turn to politics or something learned. He is a very intelligent individual. He’s an Irishman from Kerry.