Magic Nicaragua

Nicaragua welcomes us perfectly...hitchhiking is easy...even easier than in Costa Rica due to the fact that we are allowed again to go on back of the pick up, Nicaragua is not so strict, poorer and also more human...And the sun is shining! It seems that we are finally leaving the rain season behind...in no time we get to "Rivas", the harbor where ferries go everyday to Ometepe, a fascinating island with two volcanoes rising in the middle of the sweet water of the biggest lake in Nicaragua. One of these volcanoes is asleep and the other one smokes gently...We ask two restaurants for some food and one bakery, they all give us some food, rice and beans with a bit of salads. We are use to the menu; we have been eating the same for the last months! Without any troubles, we convince the captain of the boat to take us to the island for free! Welcome to paradise, the atmosphere on the island is amazing, really peaceful...it seems like we are outside of the real world...it feels safe, relax...people hang out at night in the streets, chat together enjoying the evening drinking some beers or smoking some joints. We get in the night in Mogoyalpa, the main village on the western part of the island...we trust in destiny again and we meet John, a visionary who owns a hotel and get fascinated by our story and invite us directly to his property, a old monastery situated close to the lake. We enjoy the place and we can relax and take advantage of the situation to visit the orphanage close by and share our story with 5 classes in one morning...intense but enjoyable work at the NPH, "nuestros pequenos hermanos", an organization founded in Mexico that is present in more than 10 countries in Latin America. the pupils are attentive and listen carefully to our story...