Yesterday, we wanted to move to Leon but the Swiss guys told us hostels are full because of some celebrations on December 7th. Therefore, we decided to spend the day in Jinotega instead.
Jinotega is not a very touristy town but we dont mind that at all. Just like Matagalpa, Jinotega is set in a valley, surrounded by mountains and we got there practicly just to climb one of those and get some views of the town and the area.
We took a bus and the way itself was full of opportunities to see nice landscapes. We arrived in the town at the dusk, got accomodated and ate a cheap dinner in a no name place in the street. I had beef with rice&beans and some stuff whose name I dont know. Nevertheless, it was really delicious.
In the morning we wanted to go to a bakery recommended in our lonely planet guide but finding the place turned out to be bigger problem that we had expected. After asking some locals, we got to someones home (!!) because apparently the name of the place was also as name of a family. So the boy whom we asked brought us to the family house which was made of some cheap material, there was no light and there was soil on the ground. When we said we were looking for a place to eat the woman started laughing hard and we left, laughing even more. We gave up on finding the bakery and bought some bread in a convenience store, had breakfast and left for the climb. Incidentally, we passed by a cathedral and peeked inside only to discover there was a marriage taking place. Often I have this feeling that I dont belong to the places we get to. Never mind, we found the cemetery from where our trail started and moved on.
As opposed to what we expected the trail was not covered by trees and there was intense heat from the sun. After some 50 minutes of griling we got to the top and it was worth it because we got almost 360 degrees lookout and we were able to see really far away. We spent some time on the top just chilling, talking and applying sunscreen :D. On the highest point there was built a big cross (crucifix) which makes some the photographs look kinda majestic. Nice.
Our favorite no name grill was closed so we ate at the first open place we found. The food was more expensive and not at all better. Still, they had 1 litre of Tona (beer) for a pretty good price so we were just drinking beer and having almost phylosophical talks about whatever came to our minds. We totally forgot about the bus back to Matagalpa from where we were to catch the bus to Leon. Things got even more complicated when Vasek figured he didnt have enough money to pay the meal because he took just a small amount of money with him. So I went to the hostel, got our backpacks with money and we finally paid. Then we had just about the right time to make it to the bus and because we are not pussies to take cabs we walked and arrived at the bus station just on time to get on the bus. Then in Matagalpa we walked to the hostel where we spent the previous nights because Vasek forgot his pair of scissors in it. We got it and this time took a cab because that was the only way to make it.
It was a huge surprise to find out that our bus to Leon was not full!! There were only about 5 people in it and not many people got in on the way. Even though this experinece does not fit our observations, let me state a theorem.
The n+1 Nicaraguan theorem:
If there is n people on the bus, you can always fit n+1 people in there. (n being any natural number greater or equal to zero)
Proof:
Get in any bus in Nicaragua except for the connection between Matagalpa and Leon.
So, we are in Leon and everything is fine :)
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