Tip Top and the Mafia.....at 4,000feet

So I’ve got to catch you up since yesterday. We didn’t have internet access so here it is……

Today we traveled to LaEsmarelda.  We have a couple of sick people on the bus today. About 5 of our team have some type of stomach bug. We are fairly certain it’s not the food or water since Kelly, one of the Nicaraguans and our translator, also got sick. It seems to come on suddenly and then last a few days. So we are praying for fast recovery.

Our trip up was fairly uneventful. We stopped at Tip Top, their version of KFC, for lunch and then got caught in a good ol’ fashion jungle downpour. The trip from mere feet from sea level to some 4,000ft is pretty cool here. You can literally watch the clouds come closer to the road as you begin the 4 hour drive into the cloud forests of  the Nicaraguan mountains.

Once we reached the cloud forests and everyone got settled in their rooms at Selva Negra Resort, most of us trekked through the jungle on some hiking trails. Many of the team saw Howling Monkeys, a few saw some Jungle Boars and others saw many cool birds. Brian, our missionary, said we are the luckiest trip he’s ever had.

After dinner most everyone played the longest ever game of Mafia. By days end a few more caught the bug we are sharing with each other……we’re just sharing the love. Nearly everyone turned in by 9:30pm. Tired for sure……yet looking forward to tomorrow.