All,
from Granada to the Ometepe Is on Ometepe lake. The island formed when the bigger volcano Concepcion erupted and the flow of lava connected it to the other volcanic island, Maderas, making it one.
Ometepe island is a magic place, the view of the two volcanoes as you approach it by ferry is stunning and the island itself has not yet seen masses of tourism and retaines its slow pace. Distances especially on dirt road are far and it truly seems to be in a different dimension.
Fully recovered from my ankle injury I attempted the first volcano climb of my life, the smaller one Maderas 1304 m but had to give up 4/5 up the mountain as the sliding mud and rocks just were to much for me. Still very beautiful the banana and coffee plantation and further up the forest becomes wetter as you approach the top mostly covered in clouds.
From Ometepe I moved onto San Juan del Sur, a beach stop on the Pacific. The tiny town is very picturesque set in a bay surrounded by cliffs but very very americanised. A lovely spot so much to keep many American estate agents at work...
On a dirt road a couple of kilometers away is playa Majagual: I was surprised and happy to find a place which beauty would leave me speechless after so many months of travel...so beautiful I had to return the following day only to find once again more rain...
Nicaragua a magic mix of lakes and volcanoes, one of the countries I expected the least from and that turned out to be a revelation. What are you waiting for just go !
Another border crossing, the usual amount of people, money changers, confident people walking towards you with an entry or exit paper saying¨give me your passport, I´ll fill it out for you¨¨Yeah, right...¨, somehow always stressfull, no directions, buildings with no signs then walk a km and welcome to Costa Rica Que Dios te bendiga and the same story...
Costa Rica -pura vida- a country of nature and National Parks, not exempt from the heavy rains of this seasson which are continuing even now when verano (the dry season) should be starting...
Monteverde cloud forest, thick forest, trees covered in moss and on top a canopy of large leaves and flowers.
Well if I missed it in New Zealand, this time I was not to miss the chance of 'extreme' sport (that is beside carrying my backpack): canopy, whre you fly through and above forest up to 130 m from ground attached to a wire. Amazing adrenaline thrill, I was really proud of myself (being normally scared of heights), I enjoyed it so much I could have done it again...the most thrilling probably when you are flying through the white wet clouds, all you see is the cable until you reach the other side...well enjoyed it yet, but not ready for bungee jumping yet...And last not least the cutest (young male) guides 
(anche l'occhio vuole la sua parte)
San Jose, the only capital in CA I have spent more than a couple of hours in: terrible, so many people living in the street, drug users, mentally instable, prostitutes, just so many pasteboard and plastic covered sleepers in the city´s centre after the shpos´closing times.
More like South America nicer areas have private security, high walls and iron bars to protect properties.
Another volcano, Irazu, this time to the very top over 3000m by car...different ´lunar craters´and in one a green lagoon.
Manuel Antonio a coastal Nat Pk, one that sees many visitors, still beautiful even by rain and with the masses and where the animal are so used to people they are not scared anymore: monkeys, slots, racoons, etc.
My last stop in Costa Rica: Montezuma, a relaxing little spot on the Pacific, long beaches with lush vegetation and driftwood, unfortunately the constant rain only giving me a break on the last day.
Back in San Jose I will be catching my next flight to Trinidad via Miami on Tuesday 22nd. Hope rain in paradise is not following me...
Difficult it is to leave this part of the world after so long and still so much I would like to see. But also looking forward to family and friend after the only two familiar faces in the last 5 months have been small backpack and big backback...
To New York from Barbados and finally to London from Lisbon...
Lots of love
Jasmina