Sundays, Sun Days, and Sundaes (or, Nicaragua, Day Four)

Sunday was a real beach day: no clinics and no medicine, just pure and simple hanging out at the beach!

We left the Amigos house at 11am and drove for about an hour to Lèon and the coast. We set up our home base for the day at a little beachside bar and restaurant called Playa Roca. On Saturday I had burned my shoulders pretty badly, and so I spent most of the day in the shade, sitting in a rocking chair, reading Kurt Vonnegut, and taking periodic walks for pictures.

In the afternoon, we saw a shark fin in the water, which was kind of exciting, to say the least. Hollis, Drew and Alex said they were about 100 feet away from it before they noticed they were swimming with a shark in the Pacific Ocean. Obviously, they got out in a hurry, as did the many surfers who were taking advantage of pretty consistent waves.

After eating lunch at the restaurant at Playa Roca, some of us moseyed on down the street to find the place that makes banana splits. We got to see more of the beach, and s few more locals, but never did find the ice cream shop.

We left the beach at 5pm, which is when the sun starts to set, and my goodness: the sunset over the ocean was just beautiful.

When we got home, we decided to order pizza from a little place down the road from the Amigos house. We were all pretty tired from the day in the sun, so we didn't end up ordering until about 9pm, and then the pizza didn't arrive until almost 10. By the time we had eaten and cleaned up, it was almost 11:30, and so instead of socializing and playing cards, I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

Volcan San Cristobal, the biggest volcano in Nicaragua. (It is active, as you can see!) This morning, there was almost no haze, so we all got some clear, clear shots of the peak and the smoke.