I’m tired, so a bit short on words. Arrived in Leon, Nicaragua today, after blowing through El Salvador and Honduras in three days of rain, border delays, coffin shops （no, not coffee） mountain roads, hail storms and hotels chosen out of exhaustion and need rather than preference. We slept beside the Pacific, and that means I’ve crossed the continent, sort of, which was a cool realization. Central American borders are nuts and the relentlessly ” helpful” “border agents” drove me to words not suitable for children. Saw a dead body on the road in Honduras, but it was no one I knew. Got pulled over by cops for passing on the shoulder, but my dumb white-guy routine worked. Smell of boots and riding gear suggests there may be a dead rat hidden in them, will inspect. But all is well, we’re making miles, having fun. Plan to spend some time here and in Granada. I want to climb a volcanoe with real lava, so I will, on Sunday. Ate an awesome hamburger for dinner today, and that was all I needed. For now.

Here are a few pix, I’ll write more in a day or so.

Leon Lady

Leon Lady #2

Leon Lady #3

My plan for saving on hotel costs isn’t working out well…

lLeon

More Leon Ladies

Smoking volcanoes all around…this is just after crossing the border into Nicaragua

First glimpse of the Pacific Ocean, El Salvador

Breakfast stop in Honduras, just before crossing the border into Nicaragua

Bike is still upgright…

EEl Hato, Guatemala

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