After starting the wild journey in the south of El Salvador I am supposed to get picked up by a van on a gas station. Crossing Honduras and entering Nicaragua is quite difficult at the moment due to the current conflicts. It involves a lot of paperwork, an address in the country and a plan where you stay. I have neither of those so I decide to go with a shuttle. I would prefer to take the chicken busses. However…
After having a splendid time in La Libertad I start to check out other surf spots in that area. I also scorch for a surfboard that I can buy. After being in an empty beach with no surfboard it was the final draw for me to get one. I end up in the best hostel I have ever been in. You can watch the surf from the terrace or from your bed. Service is great and they do everything. First…
So after saying goodbye for now I get stuck in Guatemala City for a day. On that day I didn’t feel like doing much so I just went to the movies. My bus to El Salvador leaves the next morning at 5 so I have to get up early. The bus is on a different level. It has wifi, super comfortable chairs and they even served breakfast! Unimaginable in Germany. We cross the border with no problem and at this…
So after enjoying the beach we wanted to go to Lake Atitlan. For this we took a shuttle. The shuttle picked us up and we went on. Only problem it went into the wrong direction, or at least I thought. We where heading towards a river. As we didn’t know what was happening the little minivan got on to a boat. Here the boat took a shortcut through a mangrove forest to the next road. What a fun little shortcut….