LEON - After a couple of weeks on the island, we were ready to go chill in a little colonial town for a spell. Leon was perfect! Dry, dusty, and surrounded by volcanoes, Leon is all churches and tiled roofs. Its also far less touristy than its rival Grenada, and folks are really friendly. Not all was perfect... it was the hottest place we have visited thus far, where cold showers were actually a joy and a necessity.  The aroma of horse poop filled the air due to the use of horse drawn carts used to transport goods.  Ahhh leon!

Heres a few pics!

This sums it up... tiled rooftops, churches, and volcanos.




Typical street scene... battered truck and a lovely residence.



A pretty little church in Leon...



We spent one day enjoying the perfect beach (finally saw the Pacific... woohoo!) in nearby Las Penitas.



And then climbed another volcano... I'll let Tom tell you this story!



Our first hotel was crappy and not worth taking a picture of. But the second was really beautiful, and had a garden with a lime tree and a pomegranate tree!



We switched it up again after a coupla days. Our third hotel was also very charming, and had Stuart, Jack and Chesco. Stuart filled us in on the local gossip, Jack the cocinero kept us fat and happy on tostones with guacamole, and Chesco made the most amazing mojitos! They cost about $1.50, so Tom and I each drank at least 2 to 4 of them every evening.   



Leon was great! We are currently in Grenada, Nicaragua and enjoying that too. Will get pics together shortly!
xoxox
anna

 

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