Thursday, June 15, 2017

I checked in to 3 places, took 22 photos, wrote 4 microblogs, walked 3.87 miles, and weighed 184 pounds. I was in The United States, Nicaragua, and Belize.

5:00 am

Checked in at Des Moines International Airport (DSM), Des Moines, Iowa

5:57 am

Obligatory, pre-vacation flight selfie

8:26 am

Kari is very courageous

8:30 am

Checked in at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas

9:19 am

Bummed that there are no grill jewelers in the Houston airport. ☚ī¸
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9:46 am

I love flying

11:28 am

Nerd alert

2:05 pm

All of the buses in Nicaragua have their windshields tinted and painted up all crazy.
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2:06 pm

Some dude bikin his cows down the road

2:28 pm

A welcome drink with some Nicaraguan rum

2:29 pm

This should be fine for a few days...
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2:29 pm

Checking in... Kari approves of the resort.

3:06 pm

Welcome gifts in the room

3:22 pm

Checked in at Mukul Resort, Rivas

3:40 pm

Checked in. Let's have some local food and beer.

3:43 pm

Nicaraguan snacks. Fried plantains with fried cheese, beans, and pico de Gallo. So good.

4:26 pm

Looking up at the villas and bohios on the hillside.

4:26 pm

Takin photos

4:57 pm

Walking down to our home for the week. Bohio #12

5:04 pm

Chillin after we got locked out of our room

7:31 pm

The Beach BBQ

7:45 pm

Dinnertime
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8:00 pm

Beach fire

8:29 pm

Seeking cover from a downpour in between dinner courses

8:37 pm

BBQ dinner

8:37 pm

A terrible photo of a ridiculous plate of food. Seasoned chicken, some kind of awesome sausage, white fish, BBQ pork ribs, seasoned steak, shrimp, lobster tail, and an octopus tentacle ... all grilled. And of course served with rice and grilled squashes a

8:58 pm

How bout some dessert?

10:27 pm

At this BBQ, Kari and I were each handed a plate with chicken, fish, ribs, sausage, steak, lobster, and an octopus tentacle. We are dead now
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10:32 pm

Oh, and shrimp