The trip to Granada from the beach was easy. The bus to Rivas was comfortable, cheap & empty. I missed the next bus but so did a fellow traveler so we split a cab to the city.

I have met so many amazing people from all over the world, it really is a highlight of traveling. It’s as if people carrying backpacks (most anyway) are in the same club. There’s no secret handshake but an unwritten rule of watching out for and traveling with one another. The other day I started out alone until I got on the first bus with 2 Dutch girls heading the same way. By the time we crossed the border it was us plus a German girl and a Swiss guy. All 5 of us shared the economy sized cab to the beach.

Now I am back on my own (which never seems to last for long) but my time here is coming to an end so I’m not as flexible as I had been.

I’m only staying in Granada one day. I was here 7 years ago but came back to break up my trip north so I don’t feel a need to visit the nearby volcanoes again.  That said I really like this town. Yes it is full of tourists both national and international but it is a nice place to walk around. There’s enough to do, like hike a volcano or take a boat out of the lake, to keep  busy.

Tomorrow I head to Leon, Nicaragua where I will spend the day. Then it is another border run into Honduras. Just this morning I’ve made plans to go to Cayos Cochinos, a remote island off the coast. This will be my last beach stop before heading back to the states and I am really looking forward to it!