Phew!

Hello!!!

We are currently in Granada, Nicarauga and have much to report. After leaving Copan we realized that Shaun had left the beautiful G11 Canon camera in the hotel. Thus we spent much of our free time on Roatan (gorgeous island in the middle of the Carribean) trying figure out how to get it back. Luckily we figured it out and soon the camera will be on its way via DHL back to Edmonton. That left us without a camera though. Luckily we managed to procure another decent camera, though not nearly as nice as the G11.

Roatan was beautiful. On our first full day on the island we went to the beach and despite many applications of SPF 45 sunblock both still got sunburned. Our plan was to snorkel on the second day, but given the severity of the burns we decided not to risk it and rented a scooter instead (like a vespa type motor bike). Turns out to be the best $35 dollars Shaun ever spent. I´m pretty sure we have to buy one when we get home. This was nice because we got to see the rest of the island and get away from the cruise shippers that had overrun our town. We also went for dinner at a Garifuna lady´s house. The best chicken we´ve ever eaten. Holy. She´d make a kiling if she offered cooking lessons the next day. I´d pay a small fortune to learn how to make that chicken. But we did learn how to make some delicious Guatemalan food while we were in Antigua, some of you may get to taste some.

After two long travel days (and one death defying cab ride in Tegucigalpa... video is forthcoming) we finally arrived in Granada. Today we went to a cigar factory where we each go to roll a cigar and we visited La Merced church. Tonight we´ll wander down to the lake and tomorrow is an adventure up the Masaya Volcano. Then we´re off to Ometepe. Which is being considered for inclusion on the list of the 7 great natural wonders of the world. Hopefully the scorpions don´t get us.

Sirina

I can´t beleive I left a camera in a hotel room...

-Shaun