It's so hard to get back to the rigors of the daily grind if you've just been on a very relaxing vacation, in a beautiful place with good company. You know it was good if even coming back, you still wish you were there. Such was the trip to the Little Corn Island on the Carribean coast of Nicaragua.
There are 2 domestic airlines (La Costeña - flagship and Atlantic Air) that fly to the area, passing by Bluefields to pick-up and let-off passengers and continue on to Big Corn Island for around $165 return per person. The 7 of us flew with Atlantic Air.
Little Corn meant a lot of things to me:1. A respite from a language I've been struggling to master - since the native language is Creole, English as a means of communication is preferable (although everyone speaks Spanish too).
2. Abundance of relatively cheap seafood (between $10-12 for a lobster meal), which I miss terribly coming from the Philippines.
3. Friendly, smiling people, for a change.
4. White sand beaches.
5. Clear blue water.
There are things one can do in a small 'tranquilo' island such as Little Corn. Dive, snorkel, eat (which I did 5x a day) all manners of seafood, have a piñacolada - with all-fresh ingredients served in a coconut shell or just relax and forget about everything else.
Accommodations on the island ranges from $20 - 85. Diving - $66 for 2 dives (same day), snorkeling - $15. Everything for everyone
I guess a photo journal would be the best way to describe the trip:
Sunrise Paradise - look for Carlito ($25- 30) cabañas with private toilet and bath
Sun, sand and sea - what else do you need?
Relaxing in front of Hotel Los Delfines - Breakfast at the Hotel
The 2 beaches on different sides of the island
Curried Langosta and Langosta con salsa Creole from the cuban restaurant, who I swear serves the best seafood on the island.
Island art
It's time to visit the Corn Islands before everyone else discovers these gems of Nicaragua. As far as my experience went and contrary to reports, safety is not an issue anymore.
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