San Juan Del Sur

We picked up some granola and yoghurt for breakfast from the big supermarket down the road (along with 40p beer and fizzy grape drink which is Anna's new obsession). We passed a strange tree with fruit growing directly off the fat branches.

The beach doesn't have any shade, either natural or umbrellas, so we couldn't survive a whole day there. We hid in the room which was pretty hot with just a fan until about 2pm and then spent the rest of the daylight on the beach. The beach isn't the nicest with brownish non-fluffy sand, but it's still pretty good and there were plenty of people cooling off in the water as it was the weekend. There are lots of boats moored in the water and pelicans dive bomb for fish right next to you.

We walked to the end of the beach at sunset and skipped dinner, full of snacks of lemon & salt plantain chips and lychees.Read more