Nicaragua Nicaragua oh sweet Nicaragua

Ancho and I are here in Nicaragua now. Just wanted to let you all know. Our border crossing was uneventful and thus far the highway towards Managua and Granada is quite good. We had a good breakfast which was a godsend since dinner consisted of a spaghetti bolognese that actually consisted of ketchup, spaghetti, and microwave meatballs, at some hotel that was supposed to be nice. Oh well, Ancho actually refused to eat it... a first. I think it insulted his ethnic identity in some way. I ate a little and then gave up myself. We had snickers to make up for it. Anyhow, we are currently in La Estelli on our way to Lake Nicaragua . All is well. We are healthy save for Ancho's swollen bee sting finger.
Yesterday on the way to the border with Nicaragua we picked up a mother and her young son. They happened to be waiting for a ride from a VERY remote gas station in a beautiful part of the country. We took them all the way to Tegucigalpa.. about a four hour journey. I liked them very much and I got to practice my Spanish. The little boy, Brandon, had gall stones removed the year before in hospital in Tegucilgalpa and had to go back for a check up. It seemed like quite a journey from their small town of San Juan. Anyhow, they were very appreciative and we enjoyed getting to know them. I gave Brandon a little ceramic dog I bought in San Cristobal as a present. I will post their photo here soon, as soon as we get to a place where I can hook up my latop... this therefore is the reason for the lack of photos. We are thinking that Granada might have such a cyber cafe. We must hit the road muy pronto! Much love, Ancho and Lefty