O Sole Mio Returns

A favorite of San Juan del Sur reopened their doors at a new location. O Sole Mio Italian Restaurant welcomed invited friends and family try a little taste of Italy. The restaurant is located in Dolce Vita Hotel in the heart of San Juan del Sur.

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Ooo La La!

Iguana Beach Bar celebrated their one year anniversary with a two-day party. This included lots of rum, cerveza and of course, a bikini contest. Audience response selected the winner of the contest.

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Servin' Up the Goodies

Anna Webster hosted another class of Cooking With Anna. This time it had a local feel with "Taste of Nicaragua. She and guest chef, LBee Bushey served the Nicaraguan goodies such as Nicaraguan corn soup, nacatamales (the national food), arroz con pollo (rice with chicken), pan-seared curvina with ranchero sauce, and for dessert, tres leches coconut cake with dulce de leche butter cream.

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Housing Project at Empalme de Boaco

We photographed a housing project at Empalme de Boaco. The project provides affordable homes to the working poor of the community. The houses are modest, with two bedrooms, a living room, a semi-outdoor kitchen, and an outdoor bathroom. Funding for construction comes from wine makers of California, mainly Santa Helena. The new residents come from the local community. Their previous homes consisted of shacks, lean-to's, houses made out of dirt. Through the program, they pay a monthly mortgage based on their monthly income, and after ten years they receive the title to their homes.

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Sailing on Pelican Eyes

Dan and I went sailing with some of my co-workers and some new friends from Canada. We sailed aboard Pelican Eyes sailboat to Playa Blanca, north of San Juan del Sur. We had a crazy fun time!

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Going South

Going South: Motorbike and Quad Ride to Ostional. A group of us went down to Ostional and had a BBQ. We went in quads, motorbikes, and minivan. The last time a ride of this type was organized was in 2006 where the group went to Pie de Giante Beach (about 2 hours north!) This year the ride was 1 hour south from San Juan del Sur. Corey designed cook t-shirts. Bambu Beach Club and Big Wave Daves sponsored the event.

Pictured below: Me, Fabioloa and Danny, Edward, Marie, Yader, Big Wave Dave and Miguel, Corey, Dan, and Yader again barbecuing.

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Classical Music on the Beach

Bambu Beach hosted Bach on the Beach concert as a food drive benefit for the orphanage in San Jorge, Nicaragua. A five member ensemble from Camareta Bach of Managua, played for a large crowd. The admission to the event was 10 pounds of rice or beans, 10 canned food items, or C$400. All the proceeds went to Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos orphanage. Sponsors of the event were: Delta Air Lines, Stones and Waves Veterinary Clinic, Piedras y Olas Hotel & Resort, Fundacion A. Jean Brugger, and Bambu Beach. CLICK HERE for more photos.

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