8th Annual Panga Fishing Tournament

14 November 2009 - San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. This annual event brings together locals and foreigners in a fishing competition for seven categories. View the complete gallery here.

Shoes Distribution by the Barrio Planta Project

From The Barrio Planta Project's Facebook page:

Thanks to David and Jo Ann Makous, The Barrio Planta Project was given 60 pairs of Converse black & white tennis shoes, donated by Nike. Now our kids in the basketball clinic have shoes, instead of running around barefoot!!

Special thanks to Dan and Cesar for posting the pics, and to Kelvin Marshall for his article about it in the Del Sur, "Air Dyani." Check out some of the pics at: http://www.pbase.com/cesar_junior/shoes

Thanks to Sara Lemieux for helping out, Jo and Dave for making it all happen and of course to our wonderful staff.

For more information about the Barrio Planta Project visit their website: http://barrio-planta-project.blogspot.com/

Random Photos of San Juan del Sur

These are random photos around San Juan del Sur.

There is always a parade celebrating a holiday.

San Juan del Sur parking lot

View of the town from our house.

Street action from the second floor of the Iguana Beach Bar.

Down at the malecón.

Nacascolo Bay Sunset

Spaying at Nacascolo Bay for a couple of weeks and marveling at the beauty of the bay and sunset.

An evening rainbow graced over Villa Laguna in Los Miradores development.

Casey charges towards me. He is a one-year-old standard poodle full of energy.

Triathlon in San Juan del Sur

Sunday 27 September 2009 - San Juan del Sur hosted a triathlon which challenged athletes to swimming, cycling and running on a very hot day.

Happy Birthday, Arthur!!!

24 September 2009 - Arthur Guinness' 250th birthday was celebrated in San Juan del Sur at the Irish House Bar. The music may not have been Irish but it was fun nonetheless. The Irish House Bar opened in mid 2009 and located in the center of town, north of the Municipal Market.

International Coastal Cleanup

We participated in the 2009 International Coastal Cleanup. We went with the Fundacion A. Jean Brugger students to Playa Maderas and Playa Majagual. It was hot and sunny but worth the effort. More photos at DanCesar.com

Así Es Mi Tierra Dance Troupe

Central American Independence Day

Sand Sculpture Competition

Coquito Bar hosted a Sand Sculpture competition today on the beach. While there could have been more competitors, those that participated had a lot of fun. Check out some of the photos below. More photos are posted on DanCesar.com.

Frisbee Golf in Nicaragua

I'm trying to get back to blogging, twitting and making updates on Facebook. So many things to do on the internet alone. I just finished updating www.dancesar.com with photos of the latest photos of the frisbee tournament.

Vince operates a frisbee golf course in Marsella Valley, and as far as I know, the only frisbee golf course in Nicaragua. He organized a tournament last Sunday and Dan and I entered. I've never played frisbee golf before, and boy did I have fun.

Here are photos:

This is me playing my first frisbee golf game and a tournament, at that! I thought I did pretty well. There were 12 baskets, each was par 3. I ended up with 42 my first round, and 45 my second.

Dan was learning how to throw properly while holding a camera.

There were trees everywhere! That was part of the challenge. Eunice got her frisbee stuck in the tree. Using the stick to get it out cost her 1 penalty point.

After the tournament there was a competition of who can throw the frisbee longest distance. I believe Roy edged out Edward for the title.

These are all the winners. First, second and third for men and women. (Notice that I am not among the group. Oh well, better luck next time.) The men's winner was Pedro the butcher. The women's winner was Karen (she's not in the picture. She went home to change. She lives next door.)

Afterwards we enjoyed a picnic and great food and music, courtesy of DJ Sergio.

Lots more photos are posted on DanCesar.com

We celebrated Dan's 61st birthday in Granada, Nicaragua. We stayed at a nice B&B for two night and we toured the sites. We ate at a different restaurant for every meal. El Zaguan Steakhouse and Kathy's Waffle House are among our favorites. New favorite: Roadhouse Grill. We toured the Isletas of Granada and toured a couple of museums.

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!

Click here to see photos!

U.S. Trip Day 1 :: Managua, Nicaragua

We are on our way to Florida and then Ohio to visit friends and family. Our trip begins with our stay at the Camino Real Hotel in Managua, Nicaragua.

Old Cathedral in Managua

We (Dan, April, Brandon and myself) went to my dentist in Managua today. I went to a dentist who is popular among the ex-pat community in San Juan del Sur. After my visit, we saw "Spider-Man 3." My initial reaction was that it wasn't as good as "Spider-Man 2". Too many people died in this one. I think there will be a "Spider-Man 4." They can't end it this way. The picture above is of the Old Cathedral in Managua. It was heavily damaged by the 1972 earthquake. Efforts are underway to restore this landmark. Photo: Dan Polley

La Cara del Indio

This is my first post on my blog. Through my photography I will share my life in this fishing village of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. This is San Juan del Sur's famous La Cara del Indio (The Face of the Indian.) This rock structure is located in the northern part of the bay (to the right when facing the ocean.) Legend suggest that he is looking for his love who was lost to sea (or Costa Rica).