Sat in sleepy Parque Xalteva today and watched guests arrive for 9AM ceremony. #nicaragua #granada pic.twitter.com/HBXfksfqIA
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 15, 2013
Cafés everywhere serve (alrdy ice) cold drinks w/a glass clad in napkin sarong & brimming w/ice. #granada pic.twitter.com/PRgbkvdBwf
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 16, 2013
When it rains it pours. #nicaragua
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 17, 2013
Taxi rides are 10 córdobas ($.41 cents USD) each and a godsend in the intense heat. #granada #nicaragua pic.twitter.com/gKTZfA1AVK
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 17, 2013
This charming cafe doing a roaring trade in birthday cakes. But what’s in the frosting? Not dairy. #granada pic.twitter.com/UJMNI6JhBF
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 17, 2013
This guy supervises the yoga at the local gym & spa. #granada #nicaragua pic.twitter.com/dHFJog3Q24
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 17, 2013
Getting this close & meeting his prehistoric eye was a bit daunting. #granada #nicaragua pic.twitter.com/JCctzUv3EG
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 17, 2013
It’s rainy or “green” (=low) season in #nicaragua. Service staff v. solicitous! Pleasure to wander at will. pic.twitter.com/K1ObyjhVOe
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 18, 2013
The only public a/c in town is…wait for it…at the cell phone store. #granada #nicaragua pic.twitter.com/rCa9MeMojx
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 18, 2013
#armageddon #granada #nicaragua #yesfilter pic.twitter.com/01gsFY3LlY
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 18, 2013
There’s a cafe here where all waitstaff are deaf & a spa where the blind give massage. #granada #nicaragua pic.twitter.com/5sR2aFo85w
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 18, 2013
German couple at the B&B are on a 2-month paid sabbatical fm their employer #audi. #granada #nicaragua pic.twitter.com/OXMMaJZ07c
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 18, 2013
Order dinner from a sidewalk stall, carry it away folded in a massive banana leaf. #granada #nicaragua pic.twitter.com/9syeri7TqS
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 19, 2013
Sobering, unvarnished wisdom fm a US retiree who has started mult admirable projs here. @motmotmag #granada pic.twitter.com/ENDLSONJBi
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 19, 2013
No use of street addresses. Instead, direction & # of blocks from (often defunct) landmarks. #nicaragua pic.twitter.com/C9dVpVd2jj
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 19, 2013
#Nicaragua‘s national piece of furniture: perhaps the rocking chair? Peak into homes & 6 identical ones encircle a coffee table… #granada
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 19, 2013
…Or 2 rows of rocking chairs facing TV. No soft furnishings (too hot?) & many chairs use cane or wicker 4 ventilation. #granada #nicaragua
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 19, 2013
I haven’t seen one person wearing ear phones since I got here two weeks ago. #nicaragua pic.twitter.com/WE1ieMb1CZ
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 19, 2013
Nicaragua: a rocking country. pic.twitter.com/DkhhNkobV4
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 19, 2013
Know what it means when the waves are closing down? Now I do. #surfcamptalk #nicaragua
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 20, 2013
Meet 4 1st time @ bfast, take ’em up bell tower, share coconuts then lunch & when the Kiwi raps on ur door.. pic.twitter.com/ookLr08rKa
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 20, 2013
…escort him 2 bakery 2 buy a huge blue b-day cake 4 his friend. Rush it back uncovered thru the warm rain. pic.twitter.com/3QOBaTPDEH
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 20, 2013
Aussie couple & neighbors at #granada B&B sent $ via W. Union 4 NYC rental. No word since. Shit. #craigslist pic.twitter.com/oLcevz4Vyp
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 20, 2013
Mint, mustard, periwinkle. Mauve, cobalt, royal blue. Don’t forget the handsome trim. How do they choose? pic.twitter.com/uX0iohQra1
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) October 21, 2013
See 19thc bio of Amer lunatic William Walker for a tidy tale of horror. They haven’t forgotten. #Nicaragua pic.twitter.com/3tu6msd78P
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) November 3, 2013
Some taxis tweak their oft-used horn so it whir-whines like a police siren. Can be harrowing. #Granada pic.twitter.com/7DFZN6WmGo
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) November 3, 2013
Hiding fm the heat @ Cafe Blue in #Granada. This young girl put her head down on counter. Me too. #Nicaragua pic.twitter.com/gfV1dfsDBH
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) November 3, 2013
Evening dance lesson at cult ctr here. Little feet move across mosaic to boom box & follow teacher… pic.twitter.com/LLNBQsQ3UQ
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) November 3, 2013
Much native dance includes alluring flourish of a fan. Now there’s a souvenir I could use. Why none 4 sale? pic.twitter.com/L84qctFQVE
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) November 3, 2013
The earth is reclaiming this old hospital in #granada. Local says plans for a museum but more funds req’d. pic.twitter.com/oLvpDch2jT
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) November 3, 2013
Weds @ 6PM, mult churches holding mass. Cadence of the Lord’s Prayer translates, tho the words do not. #nica pic.twitter.com/yt8bCA8WWK
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) November 7, 2013
At the cemetery, sometimes only one date is certain. #granada #nica pic.twitter.com/h2l5T3rMXf
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) November 8, 2013
For annual H’ween bash, innkeep snaked gas 2 fountain in lush courtyard 2 give it flame. #granada #nica pic.twitter.com/7oIgEJXdMG
— Girl in the Gloaming (@girlgloaming) November 8, 2013
First Thing Tomorrow 
We are the 2 Aussies who were ripped off re NY accomm. Love your photos. Remember you too. Lots of travel for us, loved Vitoria in spainn and oaxaca in mex. Russell off for a surf on a remote Indo island. Mitty to tas soon. Both of us off to Chile or back to Spain and Portugal.Loved the photos [once again]. Thanks MRussell and Mitty
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Russell! Lovely to hear from you. Glad you all are still getting around and enjoying life.
I’ve just returned from Ireland/Northern Ireland. I still think of the story you told about first meeting Mitty there…falling out of the tree after hailing the cab, spotting her backpack disappearing down some stairs…communicating via telegram! (I’ve just re-read my travel journal.)
Also of your deep support of Sayed. So inspiring. How is he? Send my love to Mitty! I hope to see you in Australia one day. xo
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