Why go to a small impovished country with problems? The surfing, cool!
san juan del sur
From another permission based blogger;
“The past two days have been spent at the pacific coast beach town of san juan del sur, nicaragua.I came down yesterday with 5 people I met in granada, one of my buddies rode down on our chicken bus with a chicken at his feet. town is quaint, a little more to do here than monterrico, big surfing town, attracting people from all over the world. electricity is shut off for half the day, so its a bit tough to work around, although the locals are well used to it. this morning we headed off to playa maderas, about 30 min in truck through rivers and jungle. beach is quite pretty, horseshoe shaped, and about 25 other surfers. had boards rented for the whole day, though only to the waves for about 2 hrs – quite fun. half took lessons, other half of us did what we could.”
The surfing is good for seasoned ridge riders and great for beginners. San Juan del Sur is quiet, cheaper than Costa Rica but higher than Panama in many ways. But Panama does not have decent surfing like SJdS as the locals call the town. Surfing is best at Popoyo, north of SJdS, around 40 minutes by water taxi , but the beach Maderas is close by and Bee-u-tee-full. And best of all, the women are hot and the beer is cold. Food is cheaper in the local Nico resturants and hammocks are between $3-5 a night. Playa Maderas, you can sleep on the beach like a hobo for a dollar. It’s safe but stay within a group. I see a lot of european single girls tripping into town, nice looking girls. Couple of clubs to go clubbing in town, now that the electricity is on more, there is more to do. Cheaper living costs, cold beer and hot women….life is good. Now if only there were only a 7-11 open nearby….
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