The first part of my trip consisted of a full day of traveling from Orocuina to Managua. After two school/mini bus rides and quite possibly more hours waiting for the bus than sitting on one, I finally decided to suck it up and got on one of the big ¨comfy¨ Ticabuses that make international trips. While these air conditioned, refreshment serving buses are little more expensive, it was worth not having to wait for two hours for a 20 minute chicken bus ride! The first night in, we had a great dinner with lots of old friends from the gardening projects, new volunteers and new friends! (It was great to see what everyone is up to these days, and to hear about all the amazing changes that have taken place!)
The next day we headed over to the neighborhood community center to watch Chelsea and Kate dance. While I still think that Honduras´punta involves more hip shaking, I LOVED the Palo de Mayo, and the girls were beautiful! During the concert, I also got to hear my first Christmas songs!! While I love Orocuina, cultural events is something I really miss and took for granted back home. 
After the dance, we hopped on a bus to Somoto where we spent the next two nights at a friends´ beautiful, beach like home. In the morning we filled up with rosquillas and coffee and headed for Cañon Somoto where we hiked, boated, and eventually swam our way inside of an enormous canyon cut away by Central America´s longest river: El Rio Coco. My favorite part, by far, was swimming inside the cavernous canyon... which even included some mild cliff diving :) We are definitely headed back soon! Enjoy the pictures below! 
After the dance, we hopped on a bus to Somoto where we spent the next two nights at a friends´ beautiful, beach like home. In the morning we filled up with rosquillas and coffee and headed for Cañon Somoto where we hiked, boated, and eventually swam our way inside of an enormous canyon cut away by Central America´s longest river: El Rio Coco. My favorite part, by far, was swimming inside the cavernous canyon... which even included some mild cliff diving :) We are definitely headed back soon! Enjoy the pictures below! 
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