Dad said he wanted a run down on what we have eaten since we arrived so here's a brief overview. One local dish is cevice which is raw fish cooked in lime juice and vinegar, eaten with biscuits (as you Bristolians might say' it's lush!') We also had Pupusas which are served all over and are a thick tortilla with any kind of filling you can think of, we had cheese and pork, these are about 30 cents and so a good cheap meal. Because El Salvador isn't geared for tourists it's difficult to find these places to eat unless you are shown them as we were. But the best thing is the fruit and the fruit shakes. The fruit here tastes so fresh it's difficult to describe, it's like fruit should taste but doesn't in England - anyway we have a fruit milk shake every day and it's lovely.
Health wise we are all ok but Will has been eaten alive by mosquitos and they have swollen up (it looks like he has shingles) and they are really itchy, but now we have some cream so hopefully he will feel better soon. Sam is very well and looks very healthy with his tan - he did find it hard to sleep last night though because it was sooo hot so we are a bit tired today as we all ended up in the same room bed swapping to get closer to the fan!
We are starting to plan the trip to Nicaragua now and may go down a week today - we get the Tica bus from San Salvador and cross Honduras and end up in Managua - it should take 10 hours! But the bus has air con, comfy seats, films etc so shouldn't be too bad, from here we head to Popoyo which is the surf beach so we are just looking for places to stay when we get there.
I'm not sure that there is internet at Horizonte (where we go tomorrow) so may not be able to update for a while. http://www.horizontesurfresort.com/ here's a link... see you laters and love you all x
Wow, I must be having a midlife crisis, following you all on this journey is brilliant, (am excited, nervous and have tears in my eyes!). Can't get over how brilliant it is to be hearing about the trials and tribulations of doing proper traveling. I was on the edge of my seat...or acutally floor tiles (as am standing), as I read about how you were going to get to El Salvador. Must be good to have somewhere to stop for a while. Good luck with the 10hrs traveling, ugh. But sounds pretty ok with films and air con! Ruth I hope you write a book someday,it will be a fantastic read!
ReplyDeleteHad a look at the link. Wow! Horizonte looks fabulous. Is that where you are going to stay?Seems expensive or do you get a special rate for board only?
ReplyDeleteI take it that you found some Benadryl Cream? I hope it works. Will has my sympathy because as you know I get chewed by the mozzies too. If you need any more advice don't forget to contact me, and keep me updated on the grub.
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Dad
Actually it wasn't your spelling, it was Sam's. Sorry Sam. Just that he was getting his witches mixed up with his which's. :>}
ReplyDeleteHope William is feeling better now. I'm sure you are giving him lots of sympathy and hugs.
xxx Mum
Poor Will but Yay you and Sam! Nothing like a bit of Bristolian blood! Hopefully, Will has got his itching under control by now. Food sounds amazing, enough to make me want to pack up and come and join you! It sounds girt lush it do!! ;-) Peace, love and cha cha cha!!
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