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A city with blue fields
A city with blue fields Chapter 12. The Atlantic Coast and its Caribbean pirates “The City of the Blue Fields is ahead at twelve o’clock,” Grandfather announced happily. On second thought, with Gramps, everything was a happy event. “Better known to the common folk, like us, as Bluefields,” he corrected. “Funny…
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Cows that swim
Cows that swim Chapter 12. The Atlantic Coast and its Caribbean pirates “But, don Jaime, what’s so special about the San Juan cows, other cows don’t share? Perhaps, they give chocolate milk or something?” I asked a little perplexed, for I realized he was joking, while Grandfather just smiled. “Well now,…
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The cows in San Juan
The cows in San Juan Chapter 12. The Atlantic Coast and its Caribbean pirates View of the downtown area Tlaxcala Historical Center, Mexico He squatted to match my height, and laughing wholeheartedly he explained: “Jairo, your ungracious, but loving grandfather, is unquestionably an old…
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Caribbean landing
Caribbean landing Chapter 12. The Atlantic Coast and its Caribbean pirates “Passengers will please fasten their seat-belts for we are about to … land!” He playfully announced. “We’re going to visit a good friend of mine; besides, we are also going to deliver a box full of machine spare parts for his…
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In San Juan del Norte
In San Juan del Norte Chapter 12. The Atlantic Coast and its Caribbean pirates It was still early morning when Grandfather pointed out the port town of San Juan del Norte, dead ahead of us. In fact, it looked quite small but, at the same time, it definitely had its charm, for it…
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Talking about intruders
Talking about intruders Chapter 12. The Atlantic Coast and its Caribbean pirates “That guy, Walker, was a gringo that wanted Central America as part of the USA. First, he tried to win Mexico over for the US, but the Mexicans took out their six shooters and, tequilas in hand, chased him and his…
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Grandfather’s illegal border incursions
Grandfather’s illegal border incursions Chapter 12. The Atlantic Coast and its Caribbean pirates We kept on going towards the coast. When we were finally about to arrive to San Juan del Sur, the coastal port on the Caribbean side, Grandfather settled into a detailed description of how the gringo, William Walker arrived in…
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The San Juan River
The San Juan River Chapter 12. The Atlantic Coast and its Caribbean pirates “Over there! See how the San Juan River is born as it merges with the lake? Nowadays, that’s the route the banana boats follow. The boats come all the way from Granada, dock overnight at Ometepe, and then, follow the…
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The best bananas in the world
The best bananas in the world Chapter 12. The Atlantic Coast and its Caribbean pirates The next day before the clock struck five a.m., we were up and at it, having had coffee and bread. Still, we managed to get to the Rivas Market by six thirty and eat a hefty breakfast. A…
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Sweet water islands
Sweet water islands Chapter 12. The Atlantic Coast and its Caribbean pirates Since Ometepe is in the middle of the lake, we kept going and soon had crossed over to its eastern side. Grandfather interrupted my reverie: “Well, what did you think about the island; did you enjoy it?” …
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