Exploying Playa Gigante

(Steve & Elki from Australia)

 (Steve & Elki from Australia)

 

(Aussie Steve taking a much needed break at a seaside restaurant )

(Kiwi Steve, Aussie Steve & Bryan trying to figure out how to get to the large cliff-side homes)

So, it's been a while since our last post, but we've basically just been living life...no super adventures to report. Our group is now preparing for the large influx of JW visitors (60 + People) in Dec/Jan. Only the towns of San Juan Del Sur, Rivas & Moyogalpa on the island of Ometepe have actual territory maps...the rest of our large territory has to be explored & mapped out. So, a few weeks ago we drove 1.5 hours NW to the Playa Gigante...a gorgeous beach w/lots of ex-pats living there. We basically just traveled down dirt roads till we found civilization, then did census work looking for English speakers. Most of the foreigners live right on the beach or cliff-side. We found a road with beach access, parked, then walked the beach from house to house to bar to restaurant to hotel. We found a lot of interest :-) There are no buses to & from this territory, so the plan is to rent a small bus or large pickup truck to take the majority of our group. We'll prob stay a few days, stay in hostels, have bonfires on the beach at night....great surf spot, as well :-)