mexico to guatemala

Hola peeps. I’ve been meaning to write to you for days. After indulging in the pleasant parking spot in Thule (Overlander Oasis), we moved on. We drove a full hour out of town, before heading off the main highway. Detoured to a natural limestone cascade of pools set high on a mountain, called Hierve de […]

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Lago Atitlan, Guatemala

The tiny winding road down the hill to San Marcos de Atitlan burned our brakes so badly we could smell them.  After a  few close calls with the large potholes and bending a  bike rim on the back after a hasty back up, perhaps the French hitchhikers were glad to get out.   We let […]

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Guatemala to El Salvador to Honduras to Nicaragua. a furious 60hrs.

Once we left Lago Atitlan, we were set on getting to Nicaragua as quickly as possible.   We managed to cross into El Salvador near nightfall and find a hot springs resort.  It was a  fine collection of thermal pools with a very Americanly priced  restaurant.  It was $30 for the 3 of us to […]

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Jiquilillo Beach, Nicaragua

On the northwest coast of Nicaragua.  A classic backpacker place, sorta like I remember from 20 years ago– only more tattoos and piercings.  There, you can rent a hammock swinging under a palapa for $7/night.  the waves.  an empty beach.  7km down a gravel dusty road.  A place so tranquila, except for the violence of […]

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the things you can write home about…

you want everyone to know you are well. I want every one to feel and taste the riches. the richness.   After the 5$ per night campsite proved inhospitable to the solar system (parking avail only under the lush shady palms ), we set off in search of real beachfront- windy wild campsites we heard […]

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Playa Majagual. almost paradise.

We consulted with iOverlander and picked a spot on the map in the south of Nicaragua.  We got lucky. We found a super peaceful spot and spent 3 days there.  Alex and Leo continued to try to catch fish but the winds and cold water did not help.

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