El Transito
January 6th, 2009
I went to Leon and hiked to the summit of Telica with a group of volunteers called quetzaltreckers. I hiked with them in Guatemala as well. They are a nonprofit that gives the profits from the hikes to street kids for school supplies and education.
The hike to Telica is a two day hike that took us along a beautiful sunken path shrouded by trees while the volcano smolders ominously above. Climbing to the summit allows breathtaking views of the landscape below. We then set up camp in the grassy outer crater.
Afterwards a couple from Austria, that was on the hike, asked me to go with them to a surfing beach called Transito. It was amazing. David and Barbera bought a jeep in Merida, and they are traveling for a year to Chile. When we arrived in Transito, there was not a hotel, so we asked around and a senora let us hang our Trova hammocks on her front porch. It was great.
Transito is a small fishing village, so every morning I would wake up at sunrise a watch the fishermen bring in the catch from the night before. we ate fresh tuna fried, tacos, and soup. It was the best fish I have ever eaten. I suck at surfing.
Nicaragua is very poor. The traveling is tough, but it is very cheap. I am going to try to stay hear as long as possible before I leave to Guatemala.
Blake
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