If you watch Survivor, you will have heard of San Juan Del Sur. It is one of the only beach towns in Nicaragua. We love beach towns, so we thought we should go check it out. We heard that it is a backpacker party town. But that doesn't usually affect us much as we are usually in bed by 9:30.
Yes, I know.....9:30??
We are typically up by 6am and after a full day of diving, hiking, biking and walking. We are ready to get to bed early.
When we first arrived, I felt like it wasn't going to be great place to stay. There seemed to be a lot of local people that didn't have that cheery feel to them that we are used to when we travel. That usually means that they are not happy with the tourists attitudes. With the reputation of a backpack party town, I could see where that might be why I felt like that. Once we spent a few more days, I felt a bit better about the town, but it still wasn't on the top of my list for beach towns we have visited. I think had we stayed at a nearby beach, we would have had a bit more fun.
The other thing that didn't make this my favourite place was the wind. It was soooo windy. I'm talking 60-70km hour winds. EVERY DAY!We couldn't walk on the beach, or near the sand without getting sand blasted. Wind is one of my least favourite things. Mostly on the water or near sand. That did take some of the joy out of being there.
As you can see by the palm trees. It was really windy. If you look at the waves near shore in the distance you can see the white mist of the water being blown back into the ocean from shore.
In the middle back of the picture. High on the cliff is the hike we went on.
This is what I ate for breakfast most day. Eggs, rice and beans, toast and cheese.
There were very few people on the beach because of the wind. We spent time every morning watching people's shoes and towels blow across the beach as they were trying to go for a quick swim.
The view from our hike up to the statue.
We just about got blown off the hill once we got there. The statue was beautiful. It was huge!
We wanted to take a better picture at the top. But my camera kept blowing over.
Time for the walk back down. It was steeper than it looks.
There was a festival the weekend we were there. They had surfing and volleyball tournaments
This is the beach where survivor was filmed. It is not in town, but a 25 minute ride down the road. It is dry season, so the trees and bushes look dead.
Surfing competition
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment