I’m not really in the mood to write too many details, but I’ll brief my travels for the last few weeks. After Ometepe island in Nicaragua I caught a ferry to San Carlos at the southeast corner of Lake Nicaragua. From there I took a lancha (kind of like a bus on the water) down the Rio San Juan to El Castillo. I stayed there a couple days then backtracked to San Carlos, took a boat to the Solentiname islands, where I stayed 5 nights, two in my hammock and three in a room. Next I was in transit for a couple days, first returning to San Carlos where I took a ferry back to Ometepe, then another the following day to Rivas, and from there a bus back to San Juan del Sur where I planned to buy a Ukulele from just about the only person in Central America that sells them. I picked out a handmade concert size instrument, made of solid wood (mahogany and redwood), solid bone bridges and sealed tuners. I’m happy with the purchase.

After buying the instrument I was in no hurry to spend additional time in San Juan del Sur, so I took a bus first to Managua, then to Matagalpa. I stayed there for a couple nights and enjoyed the city before riding up to Esteli. Within a couple days, I’d be in Honduras.