Distance covered: Somoto, Nicaragua to El Amatillo, El Salvador I awoke in Somoto, Nicaragua and caught the 6:45am bus to Somoto Canyon, where I entered the park barefoot with my drybag containing my rock climbing shoes, helmet, and not much more. I reached the river, crossed and smoked the last of my marijuana and hash,... Continue Reading →
Hitchhiking on mescaline through Nicaragua (Todo Norte 6!)
This is part of a series of posts that I am currently living in which I am hitchhiking from Panama City, Panama north to California (at least). Here is Part 1, and the latest, Part 5. *** Dawn was breaking when I emerged from my tent. I was in front of a firetruck, in a... Continue Reading →
Todo Norte resumes! San Jorge to Nindiri, Nicaragua (todo norte 5)
Note: I just hitchhiked on mescaline all day from Nindiri up to Somoto, Nicaragua. First time hitchhiking on psychedelics. Hitchhikeadelic is now... real. And shit got real. That post will be tomorrow. But this is part 5 of my hitchhiking trip from Panama City, Panama to... todo norte! Actually I have a wedding to attend... Continue Reading →
Yoga. Drugs. Unrequited lust: the day in the life of a volunteer yoga teacher on Ometepe island, Nicaragua
[Note: I'm leaving in a couple days to continue my hitchhike journey north to California. I have four weeks to reach Santa Cruz, which is estimated at 80 hours driving hours.] Time stood still for the last 5 weeks. Here on the 2-volcano island of Ometepe, in a lake, in Nicaragua. Levels to this shit.... Continue Reading →
Mixing hitching and cocaine in Costa Rica
In Costa Rica I felt safe until a Tico/Nico picked up my friend Cat and I and gave us a beer, and then stopped to buy more beer, and then stopped at a bar where we sat down for a beer, also on him, and then stopped at another store to buy beer and liquor,... Continue Reading →
Getting to Mordor: Part III of the Nicaragua volcano saga
Click here to read Part 1, and Part 2 *** March, 2018. Ometepe, Nicaragua. Shit hit the fan real quick when Diego and I showed up to hike Concepción, the behemoth, the impossibly symmetrical cone rising above the island of Ometepe. We hiked to the park entrance, and shit hit the fan. They wanted $2 entrance... Continue Reading →
Volcanoes of Ometepe Part 2 – Lost and found on muddy Maderas
Volcán Maderas - II Having already hiked Maderas solo, I later met two beautiful women, a Bolivian and a German, at the nearby hostel, El Pital (the Chocolate Factory), and I offered to guide them up the Volcán. It proved more adventurous than expected. The next day we set off from the Madrugaba Farm entrance. A... Continue Reading →
Nicaragua: two Volcanoes with surprises at the summit
[Note: This story will reveal the surprises atop Volcán Maderas and Volcán Concepción in Ometepe, Nicaragua. I highly recommend that you do not read this story, and instead book a flight to Nicaragua, come to Ometepe, stay at Zopilote, hike these volcanoes with a couple friends, and experience the surprise for yourself. Let the mystery... Continue Reading →
Hitching paradise: 1 day in Ometepe, Nicaragua
Hitchhiking Ometepe is a dream. It is an island with two volcanoes and a long, circular road around each volcano. So you always have a view of a volcano, or the beach, or both volcanoes and the beach. Two days ago I left my hostel/farm (Zopilote) around 10am and started walking towards the ATM. I... Continue Reading →