GRENADA TO OMETEPE - OMETEPE (October 20and 22, 2014
October 20, 2014
GRENADA TO OMETEPE
Was still dark and Tom was up and gone in pursuit of the finest coffee in the world. I chased him down and went for breakfast where we met an expat living in Panama, quite a character and he was just ripped off by a hooker at San Juan Del Sur where we are heading, so he gave us heads up so to speak and Tom asked him if it was worth it and he said every cent...... Went back to the dive we were in and packed and headed out to Ometepe. Tom was pulled over cause he passed on the solid line in front of a police check point, a $22 fine but then sent him packing either cause of the language barrier or he could not hear them.......... Got to the ferry and Tom would not board cause it was listing a little, well actually a lot. So of course I boarded , and he would follow on 3 hours on a real ferry. I made it across with all the other riff raff and got a beautiful room in a hostel $17, price was a little high but I splurged . Took a lovely cold shower and the toilet paper you use you don't put in the toilet but a bin beside it !!!!!!! You get what you pay for OK , not quite like the Quinta Real in Zacateca , no wonder why our El Salvador friends did not want come with us any further. Went down to the slip way and picked up Tom and took him back to the Taj Mahal.
October 22, 2014
OMETEPE
Biked around the island which is only like 40 km , people are very poor but still friendly. Great talking to the younger travelers , one guy from US sold his house and all his possessions and now has a 40 litre backpack and has been everywhere was just sick of the daily grind and then met a couple who have been travelling on their bicycles for 8 years, very intriguing. Caught the big ferry back to Rios and then drove 45 km over to San Juan Del Sur and credit in at the Elizabeth Hostel, another fine establishment ! A nice cold shower does the trick cause I just constantly stink due to sweating like pig in my gear. Tom has BMW gear which is real nice of course and has venting and then he bought a bunch of gear in San Salvador from Good Price Nelson, so he is sorted.
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.