Nica Love

SO after an action packed entrance into Nicaragua things soared upwards quickly. On the very long boat ride in I was introduced to the very pleasant Sita, she is a California native at heart but has since fallen in love with a NIcaraguan and has speny her last 5 months living in Granada. She graciously took me all over the city showing me the sights an sounds and introducing me to the nation's best dishes and of course Happy Hour. Get this 2 mojitos for 25 cordoba which roughly translates into $1.25USD. As you can guess this gets dangerous quickly however is a great time. Sita also showed me mango chips, which is basically 3 cut up mangoes in a bag for 5 cordoba which is ridiculous because one mango at home runs about $1.50 and now Im getting 3 for a quarter...one word...AWESOME. I suppose this works tho because Sita has also told me that minimum wage in Nicaragua is approx .60USD per hour with a great wage being as high as $2.00 respectively.
The other thing Nicaragua has alot of...Canadians and im not kidding, everyone is Canadian. In my first hostal alone the Hostal Oasis there was 1 couple from Red Deer, 2 girls from Ontario and a guy, One Ottawantoian and various others. After a few days in Granada I decided to get away from the big city and move to the laguna to stay at Crater's edge in Apoyo, the cleanest water in Nicaragua. Upon arrival I discover that the hostal is run by Ann with the help of her niece Lisa who are from Vancouver BC. Out of 30 ppl, 2 are American and 1 is from Holland, 2 from Ireland 4 from Australia but 2 of them have been working at Lake Louise for the year and everyone else is Canadian and mostly Albertan. I kid you not there were 2 couples from Red Deer, how crazy is that and last but not least a waitress from Melrose which we all know is Calgary's top Red Mile lounge.
On arrival i promptly signed up for a massage and have since had another. It is about $15 per hour and is done by Julio, a blind man who actually worked the golf ball outta my neck, something masseuses in Canada havent been able to do in 2 years. Can't say I don't love Julio because I do.
I tip 20% to Julio but customary is 10%. The funny thing is it is called voluntary tip but is added to the bill almost everywhere you go. I find this funny.
The 2 Ontario Canadian girls and I have booked flights and a spot on Little Corn island in the Caribbean sea and we leave first thing tomorrow morning. 3 blondes on the island...should be a great time. This week is Semana Santa which is an Easter holiday throughout Central America and is huge, you basically find a place with room and stay there. This Friday is the big procession day and the place comes to a stand still.
Internet is horribly expensive on the island and slow so you wont hear much from me until the 14th or 15th.
Happy Easter all and love you loads