Those Crazy Catholics...

So, I made it to San Juan del Sur. I had my first travelling catastrophe when I opened my backpack and realized my entire bottle of shampoo had lathered my clothes! I spent the first hour cleaning out my toiletry bag where most of the mess was. The inside of my backpack is quite saturated too, but there is no way of cleaning it out here. I rented a towel and wiped it out the best I could. I am hoping it just dries and makes my bag smell good until I get home and can clean it out with the hose.
San Juan del Sur is a beautiful place with booming tourism which has been kinda nice after being in Ometepe where there were no people near me. The beach a block away from me is nice, but the sand is mixed with rocks and a little bit of garbage. There are cleaner, nicer beaches about 20 minutes away but they are expensive to get to. I went to one about 15 minutes from here, but I did not realize it was a small cove mostly visited for surfing, not sunbathing. When I got there I was disappointed because there was no sand – just rocks! Fortunately, there were lounges you could rent for $3 so I did that. I fell asleep on my stomach and my legs got burned – I was happy I put my towel over my back! My plan was to go to the other beach today, but decided against it so I didn’t actually burn to a crisp! I think it will prove to be a good decision. The town is small and easy to get around and there are quite a few bars to choose from lining the beach. Yesterday there was a big party for the town because it was San Juan’s saint’s day. I remembered when I used to get presents on my saint’s day! I wanted to go to the celebration, but the power went out (as it has done everyday since I left Heredia) and it is not safe to walk around in the dark here. Catholics are crazy I swear! Everyday in Granada and San Juan del Sur I have been woken up at the crack of dawn from fireworks. They are waking up the saint’s and scaring away the demons is what I have been told. They light them for about an hour in the morning and then again at night. I called it a night at about 8pm and met some people at my hostel.
I finished my current book and was excited to go exchange it for a new one, but I don’t keep track of the days anymore and didn’t realize it was Sunday; all the book stores are closed! Not being able to go to the beach has made today kind of lazy and boring. I took my first daytime nap since I started my trip! It was nice I have to admit! I am looking forward to going to Honduras tomorrow. I think I will go first to Utila or Roatan and then to Copan, but the nice thing about travelling by myself is that my plans can change at any moment so who knows! It takes about 2.5 days to get there from here, but I think it will be worth it!
I am starting to feel a little homesick and am looking forward to the fam getting here! I think 2 months will be sufficient after all! I hope everyone is doing well back home. And, as always, much love and peace…