Thursday, May 4, 2017

Report #124 Corinto, Nicaragua May 3, 2017 Wednesday Partly cloudy & 92 degrees Part #3 Of 3 86 Pictures

Final photos and the sail away…..

 

 

 

The bike taxi drivers had many customers today

 

Red/white/blue

 

Internet, phone, or TV or all of the above

 

Downtown

 

Very busy here today

 

Clock tower

 

Pastel colors work nicely

 

Commemorative bust

 

Unusual clock tower

 

Central meeting hall

 

Monuments in central park

 

Also many treasures on display

 

We bought some of these on earlier world cruises (come apart for easy packing)

 

Popular shop….ice cream

 

The walk back to the ship

 

It was so, so hot outside

 

Most welcomed drink servers

 

Sailaway Pictures

 

Our new Brazilian wood platter with holes

 

A famous figure in Nicaragua

 

Pier sheds as seen from deck nine

 

Conveyer belts for loading ships

 

Oh no……we are cranking it up

 

View of downtown from the ship

 

A breeze finally cooled things off a little

 

They guys like strong colors

 

Security boat

 

Isla el Cardon – a deserted island

 

Lots of guests in the pool today

 

Ships being loaded

 

Some type of sugar product

 

The pilot boat

 

Speedboat

 

Fellows fishing

 

Dropping the lines

 

Tug waiting to assist

 

Leaving the pier

 

Powerful tug did not go far

 

Escorting

 

Gone fishing

 

A working port

 

Deserted island

 

Old facilities still in operation

 

Main buildings in the town's center

 

Conveyer loading building

 

An abandoned hotel perhaps

 

Locals saying goodbye

 

Small fishing boats

 

The other café on the water

 

Costa Azul

 

The locals love this place

 

Used to be nice we guess

 

Former cafes

 

Best spots in town

 

Playa Paso Caballo Beach

 

Port boat

 

Leaving the town of Corinto

 

Hot place to live

 

Cliffs of the deserted island

 

The only working port in Nicaragua

 

Waves from the Pacific Ocean

Caused us to roll

 

Local tug

 

Breakwater and beach

 

Too far to walk

 

Getting to the water

 

Famous Nicaraguan

 

Lighthouse

 

Statue and Lighthouse

 

Close-up

 

Eroded cliffs

 

Has to be an undertow here

 

Will not miss this heat

 

Wave action on the beach

 

No one swims here

 

Making tracks

 

Beautiful coastline

 

Buoy with birds

 

Mostly boobys

 

Pilot's work was done

 

Birds watching us

 

Aft pool over-flowing

 

Tanker waiting

 

Ready to take our spot

 

Fishing

 

Sunset was coming soon

 

Going down behind clouds