There I am, propped up against some comfortable cushions, enjoying this incredible view…
… every time I’m looking up from my computer screen. The view from our private patio isn’t half bad either. We’re currently recuperating from our rigorous and taxing life as pensionados in Atenas, Costa Rica, in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. Living as beach bums for a few days should restore those sapped juices sufficiently to continue la pura vida in Atenas, don’t you agree?
We’re staying at ‘Casa del Soul‘, a B&B just one hill removed from the town of San Juan del Sur and overlooking Nacascolo Bay. A quick cab ride will take you into town if you need a distraction. Or you could walk – like the other guests here are doing. But they’re a young & athletic couple and the mountains in Nicaragua are no less steep than their counterparts in Costa Rica!
On our first morning here I decided to explore the neighborhood before breakfast. So Chucho the Dog, who guards the guests, and I set out for the beach. First, you climb down a steep lane, past the big monkey tree (Chucho always has to make a brief detour here, to bark at the monkeys), where you hang a right into a creek bed.
You might want to grab a stick to disengage the larger spiderwebs along the way. After a short walk through the jungle, you can catch your first glimpse of the ocean, which one can clearly hear all the way from the house.
Since it was high tide, the ocean almost spilled into our little creek and just a few feet of pebbly beach remained free of wave action.
Exploring the beach was next to impossible because the tide was so high. Chucho and I did our best but soon returned home.
Later that day we returned with Barry during low tide and found a very different landscape.
One heck of a tired and sandy dog! We all agreed, it was fun walking the bay during low tide! Now I only have to find a way of taking a ton of rocks home with us…
NOT IN A STRAIGHT LINE by Photolera Claudinha 
Me too. I tried to go around or under, but here are just too many!
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Interesting geology and a good reminder to take a stick for knocking down spider webs, except I usually feel really guilty when I do that.
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