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Water and fire
What we have not told you so far, is that Jim had yet another little hick up. The head gasket (Zylinderkopfdichtung) is damaged, which means we have to replace it, otherwise we risk messing up the motor. That translates into a compulsory prolonged stay. It could be worse. Then again. Lu and i are happiest…
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Seekers and Dreamers
„So Jojo, when you guys go to Nicaragua you gotta check out this dude i met. He builds houses out of cococret and has a good soul! Just dont let him stand behind you..” “Why not behind me?” i asked Steve, when he told me about this guy. “Ah just because he had some crazy…
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Jiquelite and around
Jiquelite is just in the next bay south of Popoyo. Popoyo is well known in the surfer community and thus a little bit more crowded. The big dirt road that we took down from Managua is about to be finished and paved. So everything will change here in a couple of years , i suspect.…
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Miloš
We got notice that my dear uncle Miloš had died on the 12th of June. He was an extremely funny guy and had an extremely kind heart. I will always remember you Milli!
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First glimpse of Nicaragua
Not wasting another thought about our various border debacles we got up early and explored León. Lu jogging , me searching for sim cards. It seems every second building is a church here. Lu saw more than 10 on her run but a quick check revealed that there is a total of 26 in this…
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Tough border crossings
We decided to skip Honduras. Not because we do not want to see it, rather for having had the urge to settle down for a week and for that the chosen place was Nicaragua. We wanted to stay on the Pacific side and Honduras has mainly Caribbean coast. The weather also played a role. With…
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Roadtrippin
As for usual we left quite early.After around an hours drive or so we passed San Vicente. It did not matter how much we talked about it… and still now i read San Vincente. So big shout outs to the mighty Vincent for successfully having brainwashed me without me even noticing ! Most of the…
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Suchitoto
After the volcano we had wanted to go to Suchitoto. There was two ways to get there. We decided to go the long way through the mountains rather than the route via San Salvador. That happened to be wrong choice because there was a big truck that rolled over on one of those tiny mountain…
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Santa Ana Volcano
Having recharged all the batteries and the bellies with marisco soups Lu and i woke up healthy and full of new energy at 5am. We had some time to kill so we rearranged our bags a little, i went for a couple of phone calls and emails before we had breakfast at 7. Quickfunfact: I…
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San Salvador
Nothing much to write home about. We were sitting on the rainy beach pondering what we could do next. Rain season here is usually not this wet. I does rain every day but not constantly like it had been the last couple of days. Maybe the remnants of a hurricane, maybe the signs of something…
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El Salvador
After another swim in the lukewarm water on the volcano blackened beach we jumped in the car. It is very hard to slow Lu down and since she had color back in her face and a depth back in her voice i did not even try. Also the beautiful crab that somehow climbed up half…
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Food of the gods
It took me some time to properly get prepared. And you better Sherlock it when dedicating something to a fellow Sherlock! (A less gifted one ,of course, but nevertheless a true Sherlock.) So lets dive into the Cacao! We associate Cacao mainly with chocolate nowadays, which is made only from its dried and roasted or…
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Atitlán to El Hawaii
We got up very early. Lus stomach still not ok we called il dottore, Mr Udosic. Because of him we have a well equipped travel pharmacy with us and he is always available for advice and help.Grazie fratello ✊ After having gotten some supplies from an open pharmacy, which was not so easy to find…
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Lago di Atitlán
Having had a nice sunny birthday morning in Antigua we saddled the horses and rode into the sunset! Unfortunately our horses are called Jim and the spectacular sunset was a couple of massive rainclouds.. There was a hurricane in Mexico and there is still a couple of remnants to be felt and seen all over…
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Antigua
After Jim was fully fixed we went straight to Antigua. Lu was still not on top of things so we started exploring the next day. The reason why i waited with the post was to loose a little of my initial disappointment. Some times it is better to let the demon cool off. He is…
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El Cumpleaños de mi Esposa
I called upon the gods , they do not listen often but today they did. After two days of rain the sun is out! to greet the wife! Happy Birthday Lu!!!! Alle Liebe und Gute und alles andere auch! Ich liebe dich! Komm hoch!
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Day 3
Since only the early worm catches the silicone i left the hotel at 6.30. I let the other worm sleep. That was a good thing because i skipped most of the morning traffic and was the first one at Skipys. So instant testing and commotion. A gringo is here! Analysis: All new silicone. Price :…
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Second day in the city
Lu had some bad food while i was missioning around with Hugo and already felt strange at the Japanese. I will spare you the details but she stayed in the hotel while i went back to the car part store. And boom, not one, but over night they got 2 compressors. I picked the one…
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Ciudad de Guatemala
It took me a while to get around posting this because i was constantly about. After waking up yesterday. Lu and i went for our traditional walkabout to get a feel for the new city. We are staying in Zone 10 which is a rather good zone. There is certain zones or quarters where even…
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The flowers of Cobán
Right after the little Town of Cobán there is an Orchid park. Many Orchids grow on trees so the deforestation to plant coffee and cocoa is obviously not the best for them. This dude made its mission to safe all of the species, and founded this park. You can find over 600 different Orchids here.…
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