We have A LOT of driving to do today. Today will be our longest day. We are essentially going from the south end of the country to the north end, so we expect to spend around 8 hours in the car. It actually ends up taking only 6 or so hours, but we end up having a great adventure along the way. We end up taking the wrong road from Managua north to Leon. We don't realize this at the time, but a brand new highway was recently built that connect the two cities. And I hear it's a lovely highway. Unfortunately for us, we hear about this supposed highway way too late and we take the old road from Managua to Leon. For anyone who knows, this isn't REALLY a road and no one uses it anymore. Most of it isn't even paved anymore and it goes through the middle of nowhere. Literally, we don't see another vehicle for hours. We find it quite funny that we might run out of gas out here. And then we wonder if the monstrous potholes will ever end and whether we have enough tires for the little rental car to make it to Leon. And then it ends and we're done with the road from hell. We tie into the nice new highway and it takes about 15 minutes to get to Leon. Oh well, what were we going to do today anyhow?? We get into Leon late and manage to find our hotel pretty easily. This is a great city for walking the streets at night, so we do that a lot! Using trusty Trip Advisor, we select El Mediterraneo for dinner and enjoy our dinner here. The atmosphere is romantic, but there isn't much local about this place.
Erin is great to work with on our adventure to Antartica. She gave us great choices and is very knowledgeable about the options. Her recommendations saved us from making some big mistakes.
Carla
1 day ago
A Mind Blowing Adventure!
Adventure Life kept me well informed and up to date in the lead up to my trip and Albatros delivered a once in a lifetime adventure in full. A totally awesome experience from start to finish.
Jan Price
1 day ago
Jane Packer helped us through the cancellation of our trip due to American Queen Voyages bankruptcy and then finding another cruise with American Cruise Lines.
Jane is very prompt in response, answers any questions, and makes good suggestions thereby making the process much easier!
Deb Donaldson
2 days ago
Adventure Life did an excellent job of planning, organizing and executing a great trip to Argentina. It was nice to have the trip with just the two of us which allowed for a more personable tour with excellent tour guides in all four locations visited. We learned lots of details of the beautiful sites in BA, Mendoza,Baliloche and Iguazu Falls. We want to do another trip with Adventure Life some day.
John WhartonMary Jo Catlett
3 days ago
Kassandra rocks! She had our trip planned and helped us arrange our air travel within the day we contacted her. She has helped us with our trips to Chile Argentina and Costa Rica, and she always finds us wonderful activities and accommodations. We’re looking forward to seeing what she’s planning for us this time when we go to Easter island