Looks are deceiving, well until you look real close. We rented 2 bikes that looked pretty good. But within minutes we realized we did not look close enough. Breaks are merely a slowing devise, gears don't work and grips are strangely painful. I'm quickly missing my Turner at home and although I am traveling with my mechanic - he left his tools behind.
So we scratch the original plan of a long bike ride after making our way through town where we ran into these kids playing catch in the street.
Its hard to resist taking pictures of the kids and now thanks to digital cameras they get to see the photo too which they always get a kick out of. Our new plan - a shorter ride along Lago Nicaragua and out on a dirt road through the peninsula surrounded by Las Isletas.
The ride is actually quite nice - first we follow the lakeside through this Central Tourism area which has numerous beautiful playgrounds and long stretches of grassy lawn. Further down the road there are numerous discos - which is probably a brilliant planing idea as it keeps the really loud parties sufficiently away from the colonial city but close enough to keep a crowd.
Then we turn down a dirt road, rocky in some spots but amazingly smooth in others - and best of all - mucho arbols (lots of trees) which shade us from the sun.
We ride for about 3 hours and luckily time it right - the gusty winds start as we hit the lakeside almost blowing me into a car and we could see the rain coming. We kept up the pace and made it back to town right in time for the rain. I think that calls for a mojito.
Surreal storm clouds over Iglesia de Guadalupe.
So we scratch the original plan of a long bike ride after making our way through town where we ran into these kids playing catch in the street.
