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Day Trip to Selva Negra – 20220811

Today I planned on going to Selva Negra, just a day trip around the area. As soon as I headed out it started to rain and I drove down the street to wait it up at some place. I ordered rock hard taquitos and drank papaya juice.

The rain would not stop. So eventually I decided to head 8 minutes down the street to a coffee shop to enjoy a coffee while I waited. But the place turned out to not be there. So I headed back and found another spot where I drank some coffee and ate some lunch. Finally after a while I got a break from the rain. It was already about 2 but I figured I would give it a shot and I shot off towards Matagalpa.

After an hour I arrived at Selva Negra. It was really a nice spot. $34 for the cheapest room and $105 for a cabin. And some amazing hiking around the area. And it cost 200 córdobas($6) for entry but you can use it all to purchase food.

Pretty little lake outside the restaurant

It seems some old German people moved here way back when and tried to make it into a little Germany. All the buildings are in German style. I headed back as it was already starting to get a little darker and arrived right when it got dark.

Tomorrow I will head to Managua, the big city!

Drive from Maciza de Penas Blancas to San Isidro – 20220810

I started the morning eating breakfast with the group I met yesterday. The coffee is so good. They make it themselves here. Straight from the backyard to your cup.

Last moments in my cozy cabin. All my stuff still wet days later

I said goodbye to the others and packed my things. It was raining a bit and I waited a tiny bit. I decided to just go in the rain as there is just no end to the rain here. I don’t understand how it’s possible.

It quickly got nicer though and pretty much the whole day was sunny and I really enjoyed the ride.

I stopped at Cascada Blanca on the way to San Isidro. I was honestly just exhausted, semi-sick, and wanted to grab a coke at the restaurant on the side of the road, but it ended up being an amazing place to walk down, see a gorgeous waterfall, and go for a quick swim.

Im not angry, its just chaos under the waterfall

The road was great and especially the last stretch to San Isidro is just a perfectly straight and fast road next to gorgeously green rice paddies.

Another Day at Finca Don Chico in Penas Blancas – 20220809

I decided to stay an extra night here in Penas Blancas because it was just too nice to pass up.

I got up and ate breakfast with the family I met the night before. My plan was to do a long hike and after much confusion I finally went on my own with some oral instructions from Don Chico. I hiked down the cow pasture to the edge of the woods where I found the path that would start climbing up.

I was so sure I was going to get soaked the whole hike

It very well may have been my favorite hike I’ve ever been on. The greenery was unbelievable. There were some majorly sketchy parts of the hike. One where I basically had to shimmy next to a tree while holding onto branches to not fall hundreds of feet below.

Somehow for most of the hike it didn’t rain much. The entire rest of the day it would pour every 10 minutes. It’s really unreal how much it rains here.

The hike went up to a waterfall and then I followed the ridge along to try to get to the top of a mountain. I had some amazing views on the way of just sheer dropoffs.

I couldn’t quite make it to what I assumed was the end but it was probably for the best as I kept getting lost. I tracked the hike on my phone though so kept walking back to intercept the drawn line on my map. I headed back down where I would rest a little bit at the cabin unable to think as the rain pummeled the roof every 10 minutes.

Tomorrow I will start the journey towards Managua. I’m not sure where I will go yet tomorrow but I’ll stop somewhere on the way.

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Day Trip to Selva Negra – 20220811

Riding

A little event space at Selva Negra

Pretty little lake outside the restaurant

Drive from Maciza de Penas Blancas to San Isidro – 20220810

Last moments in my cozy cabin. All my stuff still wet days later

Donkey rearing to go

Weather clearing up

Riding

Cascada Blanca

Im not angry, its just chaos under the waterfall

Yummy soup for a bad stomach

Another Day at Finca Don Chico in Penas Blancas – 20220809

I was so sure I was going to get soaked the whole hike

Incredible view of the houses below

Sketchy climb

Gorgeous waterfall

My cozy little cabin

Looking out at the coffee fields