Nicaragua.... the land of cheap ice cream

If you know me well you know I am a recovering helado (ice cream) addict.  After years and years of Blue Bell abuse in Texas and a daily milkshake from 2009-2010 in Denver, I decided to quit cold turkey upon moving to Central America.  I held strong for two and a half weeks in Costa Rica but my demise caught me in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua.  Eskimo Heladeria is a deviant little ice cream chain in Nicaragua that sells all kinds of tasty frozen treats... at $0.50 a scoop I lost my battle to ice cream sobriety.  Keep my lactose tolerance in your thoughts.

I just arrived back in Jaco, Costa Rica after 5 nights in Nicaragua.  We stayed at literally one of the nicest hostels there that I have ever seen called Yajure.  Beautiful pool, in a mansion, right on the beach (where the best surf break was), AC, hot water, flat screen TV... all at a comfortable rate of $10 a night.  The city itself was decent size for a port city/beach town.  Nicaragua was very, very cheap (my buddy paid $8.00 for a Filet Mignon!).  Though we didn't do much outside of San Juan Del Sur I really enjoyed just chilling out, surfing a little, and relaxing with my friends.  The border crossing was a bit of an adventure and I have a new found respect for borders in Africa as these in Central America are nuts.  I'll be heading south to Puerto Quepos and Manuel Antonio tomorrow so be prepared for another update.  Here are some pictures from Tamarindo for you to enjoy:

Mucho Amor,
-Bryan

 One of the colorful crabs we saw at Playa Grande

 Playa Grande at Sunset

 Ryan Thomas

 Me, Ryan and Riley at sunset at Playa Tamarindo

Las Camas Hostel Mini in Jaco ... if you are ever in Jaco you must stay here