After my friend was back in our possession I remained in Buenos Aires for a bit, finishing off the transfer of ownership on the motorcycle. Once complete I would head north for Nicaragua (after delivering Jacob’s bike back to him in Limon…his XT250, not the KLR I bought off him). I’m going north because I did not get a chance to spend any satisfactory amount of time in Nicaragua, El Salvador or Honduras my first time through as I was racing south on a bus. I made the decision to do these 3 countries without my motorcycle, so I’ve left it at the farm and will pick it up when I return to Costa Rica on my way south again. I decided to do this in order to extend the break on my budget before it’s forced to burden the $5.50/gallon fuel costs.

From Limon I took the bus to San Jose, then another to Penas Blancas at the Costa Rica/Nicaragua border. The trip lasted longer than planned, and it was dark by the time I arrived. No more buses were in operation so I was forced to take a taxi into Rivas to get a room for the night. The next day I took a bus to Granada. I took a trip up to Laguna de Apoyo for a few days and enjoyed the clean water there for 3 nights before returning to Granada. I’m now at a crossroads as to the place of my next endeavor.