For Thanksgiving, we traveled to Nicaragua and had the unique experience of staying in a house that Dwight’s friend designed, built, and has on the market right now. It was so luxurious with lush, jaw-dropping views and served as a great home base for exploring the area.
Their neighborhood was crazy hilly so I counted two walks around there as hikes and sprint repeats on their relatively flat, long driveway as my run. We also got out on the water with Nica Sail. The coastline is beautiful, the water felt great when we hopped out in a cove, and we also saw a few dolphins and watched the sunset.
My favorite bite of the trip was tostones con queso with crema and pico de gallo from Restaurante El Timon, which also had a great view of the bay being right on the water. Hush Maderas was a bit of a climb to get to but worth it to watch the sunset. Other highlights: The breakfast we had at the house, a traditional Thanksgiving dinner at Peace & Cake, multiple meals at Tuani’s, and drinks at Nica Craft Beer (shout out to Daniela for taking care of us despite the power going out).
This was my last trip of the year and I’m thankful that I was able to visit five countries and five states.
Melanie Woods 