Rivas and Hacienda Amayo, Nicaragua
Rain or shine… we had the time of our life.
Mountains showing millions of years of history, all the colors of the rainbow represented on the many small fishing boats, pirates of the air (magnificent frigatebirds) soaring around and pelicans beginning the journey… they were part of the magical scenery that surrounded the Sea Voyager today at San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.
The day was not that warm, but little by little the Nicaraguans were adding spice to our visit, just arriving to the small dock, we had such a vibrating, happy and full of joy musical welcome, there was not a single fellow passenger that could not feel the rhythm and smile.
We were split into little buses, each one with friendly Nicaraguan guides that were giving us information about their country. The view was getting better every inch—first lush vegetation, pasturelands, small houses and then Rivas, a colonial- style city straight from the past.
Our first stop was the Museum that was not just to admire the ceramic collection of old native tribes, or the colonial buildings with “adobe walls,” oh no, the real cultural part started when a delightful group of 4- to 5-year old children showed up on the stage, pretty seriously took their places, looked at the audience with pride and started dancing at a perfect pace with the music.
The fellow passengers where just amazed by the dances, the costumes… and the people. The happiness touched the sky when the children took each of us one by one out to the dancing stage, where everybody was dancing, laughing, having the time of their life.
After those dancing classes, we took a city tour and visited the market, but no longer in our buses, the two-seat modified bicycles called “pepanos” were our transportation, but just imagine around 25 pepanos speeding through the narrow streets of this town.
The Hacienda Amayo was our home for the afternoon, a beautiful place owned by the Barrios Family, just in front of the lake with the two volcanoes of the Ometepe Island as guards. As we arrived, a baseball team of 8- to 13-year old children in full uniform awaited us; the afternoon just flew by in between soccer and baseball games.
Everybody was having fun, everybody took more than just pictures with them, all of us took mind pictures framed with unforgettable memories…
Rain or shine… we had the time of our life.
Mountains showing millions of years of history, all the colors of the rainbow represented on the many small fishing boats, pirates of the air (magnificent frigatebirds) soaring around and pelicans beginning the journey… they were part of the magical scenery that surrounded the Sea Voyager today at San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.
The day was not that warm, but little by little the Nicaraguans were adding spice to our visit, just arriving to the small dock, we had such a vibrating, happy and full of joy musical welcome, there was not a single fellow passenger that could not feel the rhythm and smile.
We were split into little buses, each one with friendly Nicaraguan guides that were giving us information about their country. The view was getting better every inch—first lush vegetation, pasturelands, small houses and then Rivas, a colonial- style city straight from the past.
Our first stop was the Museum that was not just to admire the ceramic collection of old native tribes, or the colonial buildings with “adobe walls,” oh no, the real cultural part started when a delightful group of 4- to 5-year old children showed up on the stage, pretty seriously took their places, looked at the audience with pride and started dancing at a perfect pace with the music.
The fellow passengers where just amazed by the dances, the costumes… and the people. The happiness touched the sky when the children took each of us one by one out to the dancing stage, where everybody was dancing, laughing, having the time of their life.
After those dancing classes, we took a city tour and visited the market, but no longer in our buses, the two-seat modified bicycles called “pepanos” were our transportation, but just imagine around 25 pepanos speeding through the narrow streets of this town.
The Hacienda Amayo was our home for the afternoon, a beautiful place owned by the Barrios Family, just in front of the lake with the two volcanoes of the Ometepe Island as guards. As we arrived, a baseball team of 8- to 13-year old children in full uniform awaited us; the afternoon just flew by in between soccer and baseball games.
Everybody was having fun, everybody took more than just pictures with them, all of us took mind pictures framed with unforgettable memories…
