Kara helping me pack for my trip to Nicaragua
Kids selling bread in Granada
el mercado en Granada
Cheese!
Our hostel in Granada - Hostal Dorado
It's not even close to full in the bus yet
First view of Concepcion from the ferry
Concepcion from the hostel
Banana farms
The walk to Ojo de Agua
Ojo de Agua
Concepcion
pigs
Another view from the hostel. Hard to forget we were getting ready to race up it the next day
From ouside my room at Hostel Ibesa
Approaching Maderas
About half way up Maderas
It was only beginning to get tough
Descending into the crater of Maderas
Enjoying the serenity of the lake in the crater of Maderas. It was an amazing site
Heather - my running partner for much of the race
Fixing up a few blisters before going up Concepcion. At this point we were 75K into the run, I think
We found a blue bird hanging in a tree tied by a pink ribbon, so we set him free. Unfortunately the ribbon remained on his tail
Giant tree
Big frog in the bushes
Post race lunch
Dinner in Masaya. The three of us ate all of this including 26 tortillas
Driving home from the airport after 16 hours of traveling, including over 6 hours trying to get out of Houston
Climbing Maderas - photo by Amy Sproston
The smooth trail on Maderas - photo by Amy Sproston
Photo by Amy Sproston
Sahring the roads - photo by Vicky Stephens
View from inside the volcano crater - photo by Vicky Stephens
Me and Pete hanging out at Ojo de Agua post race - photo by Vicky Stephens
post race lunch - (left to right) Tom, Amy, Heather, Theresa, TJ, Pete, Vicky
Bike for the kids race winner - photo by Josue Stephens
At the finish line
Shoes for the kids - the race was charity driven and collected running shos for the local children. photo by Josue Stephens
