It's been a relaxing couple of days on the road so far. We spent the entirety of Friday hanging out on the beach and essentially doing nothing. I spent my day reading, drinking beer and swimming. What else do you need? I did manage to work out some of the kinks in my Jeep with Scott's help (actually he worked out most of the kinks with barely any of my help). The drag link is now straightened so I can turn left again and we tightened some screws on the rooftop tent. It turns out the fiberglass wasn't shaped right on the topper and some of the temporary fixes made at the shop are starting to fail. I'll be alright for the rest of the trip but the Jeep needs to hit the shop for some serious maintenance when I hit the states.

Unfortunately, my stomach hasn't been cooperating with me very well lately. It started late Thursday night and peaked Friday evening. Good thing we're packing antibiotics. I started a Cipro regimen and thinks have been clearing up nicely. I must have eaten some questionable meat along the way.

Yesterday we arrived in the town of San Jorge. It's a small village mostly known for providing a ferry to Ometepe. Ometepe is an island formed by two volcanoes in the middle of Lake Nicaragua. It's an intimidating site, as it rises directly from a very flat area. We didn't get hear early enough to make to take the ferry over to the island but we did get to view it.

Today my mother makes her return to our journey. We're crossing the border into Costa Rica and picking her up in Liberia. Hopefully all goes smoothly.

Chuck