ADIOS SAN SALVADOR (October 16,and 19 2014)EL SALVADOR TO HONDURAS TO NICARAGUA
Our teeth are now all glued in and the bike parts came from Guatemala last night and is being repaired, so we are ready to get going at 6 am tomorrow. Have been here for a week and feel like we have over stayed, we know we have but they are such a fantastic family and make you feel at home. We have been spoiled with the exquisite cooking of Fernanda's meals and Mario driving us around relentlessly to get parts. Mario's grandfather was a famous El Salvadorian painter, Valero Lecha and has the house decorated with his art and complemented with Fernanda's interior decorating . Have been out to a few restaurants with them and Nelson and they know how to have a good time with lots of laughs, hard to believe the place is so dangerous.
October 19, 2014
EL SALVADOR TO HONDURAS TO NICARAGUA
Mario Fernanda and Ismail rode us out of town at 6am, poor Tom didn't even have coffee. Left us near the border and off we went on our own, Honduras border a nightmare of paperwork and expensive $110 to get bike in. Roads are the worst yet , slow going due to potholes and dogs and donkey carts. Got to Nicaraguan border and another 2 hour, they were perplexed at a South African passport and a Montana drivers license. Took forever and got done at 6pm and pitch dark and 80 km to go . Then I discover we are at the wrong border , way south so that was a shocker to say the least. So headed south to Chinandega in the dark and raining yet again. Was a horrible potholed road with plenty of cows and police blocks, but had no choice. On arrival at the hotel , once again we were told that we must not drive at night and the road we had just ridden was a real dangerous one with false police blocks where they would rob you dry. So we have been very lucky I guess but they say Nicaragua is safer........ Headed for Managua this morning about 110 km away and met up with George who was waiting for us at the Uno Petrol station just before Managua. He took us through the city to an active volcano on the outskirts of Managua which was pretty impressive. He then escorted us to Grenada which was the old Capital and it is a beautiful old town on a huge lake, where we had some cold ones with George. he bid us farewell and then found a room and checked out town at night.
Excellent travel advice and service
This is my second experience working with Adventure Life. I’m sold. Jess Heuermann is an experienced traveler and provides a lot of useful information when planning a trip. These are the questions I like to ask at the outset - What’s it like to go here, there, what would you suggest, what do people report, can we add any additional side trips? Jess took the time to answer my questions and seek additional information to share with me. Petchie Colina is outstanding in helping with travel logistics and final preparations. Adventure Life has excellent guides and offers private guides and small group adventures. We enjoyed the opportunity to talk with the guides and drivers to learn more about their countries, cultures and histories. A highlight was having the guides pick local restaurants where we could share meals together. Highly recommend.
Claire Cordon
5 days ago
Our six-day tour in Iceland went smoothly with one exception. We had asked for two rooms each night. Somehow we were booked with one room with three beds. It could not be fixed at the first hotel in Reykjavik because the hotel was fully booked. Once informed of the problem, however, Adventure Life rebooked for two rooms for the remainder of the trip. As an 85-year-old traveler, I appreciated that one could participate at different physical levels at many of the stops. Iceland is a great place to visit but on the expensive side.
Mary Warren
6 days ago
Jess was very easy going and answered all our questions. It’s not easy dealing with 6 people at once but she did an outstanding job!
Diane Foster
1 week ago
Kassandra and the Adventure Life team have been incredible! Kassandra was very knowledgeable and attentive to our asks while making sure we kept within our budget. This was our first experience with a travel agent and we were blown away by the booking/initial exploration service. We will use Adventure Life again.