Travels

This is my 'travelogue' for my first trip to Nicaragua in the winter of 2025/2026. I will describe all the wonderful things that I've seen, done and experienced between November 27 2025 - April 14 2026. My flight arrived in Managua around 11:35pm, but there was a very long lineup at Migración. I paid my US $10.00 entry fee and proceeded to pick up my luggage. My niece's husband (Franco) picked me up and it was almost 2am by the time we left the airport. I wasn't able to see much, but the warm temperature sure felt nice. I spent the day Friday running errands for items that I needed for my stay. My niece Natalie drove me to a few places, including a bank ATM to withdraw local currency (the Córdoba). Saturday, Franco drove me the one hour drive to Granada where I would spend the next 4.5 months. I got settled in "Vista Mombacho Apartments". The 'highway' drive there wasn't your typical highway, as the speed limit was 80 km/hr and even 50 km/hr at...