To Travel is To Live

Tonight is our last night in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.  This small surf town is quite pretty and very easy to get around.  I think it would be fun to stay here a bit longer. We took a surf lesson yesterday with a very helpful and patient instructor named Saul.  He works for San Juan del Sur Surf and Sport here in town. We were driven over dirt roads full of potholes and rust from the rains to Playa Remanzo by another guy who works at the shop.  It was a bit rough!   But, the beach was worth the rough ride.  All down the coast there are surf beaches that are accessible via back roads and still basically untouched. A few higher end homes have sprung up (because, let’s face it, you cannot beat the views) and some small food shacks are set up to keep the surfers happy. But, unless you know where to go and have a 4x4 vehicle, you probably wouldn’t find most of these surfing spots.  Playa Remanzo is the beginner beach. Our waves were 1-3 feet and pretty sporadic. They get