Day 8 (February 3, 2017): Adventure Day

Today was planned as a day of rest and relaxation, following our intense week of site visits and board meetings. I joined several early riser members of the group for breakfast at 7:30AM. Based on a solid recommendation from the Lonely Planet guide, I arranged a zip-lining tour for 9AM, for which 14 people in the group signed up. What an experience! No one lost a limb or got so much as a scratch, so that was a great relief. We were back at the hotel before 11:30.  

Just past noon, six of us set out for the town to rent mopeds. We explored San Juan Del Sur from one end to the other and felt like a cool biker gang! OK, so they weren't Harley Davidsons, but for a bunch of middle-agers, the wheels felt cool. 

Partway through the afternoon we returned to the hotel for some lunch, and then set out again to continue the exploration. 

By 5 PM, we had returned the mo-peds, taken in some great coffee at the Barrio Café, and were back at the hotel for a sunset dip. At 6:30 we all joined for a barbeque pool side. All in all, an amazingly full and exciting day.

Baseball is the national sport of Nicaragua. Therefore it was not surprised to see this jersey hanging in the hotel restaurant when I went for breakfast at 7AM

I've stayed at hotels where the maid has turned bath towels into swans for us, but I've never had the maid pick a bouquet of wild flowers for the room!

Our pick up transportation for "da flying frog" zip-lining tour

Enjoying the breathtaking view of the valley, just before starting the zip-line tour

Army aunts on the jungle floor

2.5km of zip-lining cable - what an experience!

Church in Parque Central, San Juan del Sur

We OWN this town!

Overlooking San Juan Del Sur

The key attraction here is the 25 m statue of Chriisto de la Misericordia, one of the tallest statues of Christ in the world.

The view to the north of town.

Laden down with produce for sale in town

Back at the Pelican Eyes for a lunch break, the pool look very enticing. Maybe later!

The view of town from the highest peak in the south of the bay.

The beach is amazing here, but hardly anyone was swimming.

That's Costa Rica on the horizon

The hogs. Could five guys be any cooler?

 Or soprano, tenor, or bass?

Welcome to San Juan Del Sur!

It ain't easy being a biker gang. Even bikers need a pool now and then!

Our last sunset in San Juan Del Sur

Surprise fireworks marking the official re-opening of our hotel complex