My pics from Nicaragua!!
 

WOW!!!! What an awesome trip!!! Unfortunately, the hurricane missed us :( I was hoping for a "I climbed an active volcano in a hurricane" story.... but maybe next time.

All of my pictures can be found here: NICARAGUA but here are a few highlights and explanations:

After taking the bus from San Jose, Costa Rica up to Rivas, Nicaragua and crashing there for two nights, we took the Ferry to Isle de Ometepe, which is one of the largest islands in a lake in the world. Our purpose there was to climb one of the most active volcanoes in Central America, Volcan Concepcion. Unfortunately, because of a recent eruption last month, we would only have been able to climb half way up.... screw that. So we decided to climb the other volcano on the island, Volcan Maderas.

This was a 9 hour hike up a rocky, muddy trail (sometimes knee deep) through rainforest to reach the crater lagoon at the summit (1,650 meters).

This is a picture from Madras looking at Concepcion after only our first hour of climbing. It was however the last open ground before we entered the rainforest.

http://www.adultinsider.com/Cloner/n.../nic070052.jpg

The next day we decided to go easy on ourselves and do this nice 3 hour hike to the San Ramon Waterfall. The cold water of this 100 meter fall felt wonderful at the hike in 30C sunshine.

Here are a few videos of the falls... it was tough to capture the full scope with just a pic...and my camera isn't the best at video, but you get the idea :)

http://www.adultinsider.com/Cloner/nic/waterfall1.MPG
http://www.adultinsider.com/Cloner/nic/waterfall2.MPG

After that it was time to relax at the beautiful beaches around San Juan del Sur.

http://www.adultinsider.com/Cloner/n.../nic070107.jpg

We took a taxi to one of the nearby beaches to relax and for me to attempt to take the next step in my learning to surf..... this was the first time I was giving up the longboard for a fish 6.8...holy difference! It took me a while, but I managed to do ok...

Short video of the a part of the beach...

http://www.adultinsider.com/Cloner/nic/beach.MPG

http://www.adultinsider.com/Cloner/n.../nic070128.jpg

We just chilled there for 4 days and then it was tie to head home......
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my mother goes to nicaragua once every year or so.

i've heard it's a great place, aside from scummy city areas like "managua" or whatever it's called.

nice pics looks like ya had fun.

nice pics! it looks like a cool place to visit :)

its a safe place?

looks beautiful! Glad you had a great time!

How are the hookers in Nicaragua? :)

awesome pictures Cloner!

and did you get some nice coke?

dont lie either

Wow, those pics look nice. I never even thought to go to Nicaragua, figured they aren't a "gringo friendly" country.

ya I didn't make it to managua, nor do I really care to.... but I hear that Leon is fabulous :)

ya... I mean as long as you are smart and polite.... if you walk around flashing money or frequent dark alleys or act like the "ugly american".. then it's not so safe lol

LOL... that I don't know... is prostitution legal in Nic like it is here in Costa Rica? I had a female travel companion anyway =p

amazing pics cloner!, you look more thin!!

I never knew it was so beautiful there

haha nope.... not my scene... the only drug I've ever tried is pot and that was only twice =p

heh thanks... I'm about 183 or so... not too bad considering I was once 250 =p

those are some awesome pictures!!

I want to make love on that beach.

cool pics

Nice pictures! Thanxx for sharing

awesome pics man....who took the pic on you with the surf board?

nice beach pic

Nice Pics.I want to go to Nicaragua sometime, it is so beautifull that place :)

nice pics , awesome place :winkwink:

a friend I was traveling with

looks like our mayon volcano here in the philippines

http://img2.travelblog.org/Photos/11...-Volcano-0.jpg

http://pcaagribiz.da.gov.ph/r5/images/albay01.JPG

Awesome stuff

Looks like you had fun Cloner!:thumbsup