I I II wanted to wait until our first container was ready to ship before I made my next trip to Haiti. Yet I need to see…
Back home in Nicaragua.
It’s good to be back home in Nicaragua . Yes, its hot and humid, and the rainy season started early, which is nice. The garden is more jungle like than ever…Calallas…
Quito Ecuador, first impressions
A trip to Ecuador always seemed linked to a once in a lifetime Galapagos Islands experience. We are both animal lovers and thought this would be an obvious trip for us to take. Alas, the facts don’t bear out the…
A new furry friend.. (Granada.)
Walking in the street last night, while Mango was chasing a soccer ball and Ben was chatting with some kids, I noticed some girls with a little kitten nearby. Suddenly they threw the kitten,…
Minor annoyances.. Life in Nicaragua.
Minor annoyances, such as bats and potential intruders… Bats have been easily dealt with by painting one of our standing lamps in the sala a nice red, which is said to scare them off. On a recent evening I forgot…
Update from the bamboo world ~ Granada, Nicaragua.
CO2 BAMBU hit a key product developoment milestone last week, as we invited Costa Rican bamboo experts to come and boost our Nicaraguan team’s knowledge of bamboo processing. The area we wanted to focus on was the production of bamboo…
Hipica ~ The annual horse parade and festival. Granada, Nicaragua.
It is late morning in Granada and the city is starting to rev up for Hipica. People will come from all over the country to participate or to watch. The narrow streets start to fill with cars, an unusual site…
What I love about living in Granada, Nicaragua…
* the fact that we don’t own a car and walk just about everywhere.. unless its really hot or our feet hurt, in which case there are plenty of taxis (or horse drawn carriages) around for a mere 10 cordoba…