We woke up this morning and did a bit of Skyping to our families at home after breakfast. Then we gathered at 11 AM for the traditional Royal new years speech from the Danish Queen. It's being broadcast and streamed on the Internet, but due to the 7 hour time difference between Denmark and Nicaragua we watched it semi-live in the morning. And since it is a tradition in Denmark with champagne for the speech we also had a glass of bubbles this morning.
Then we headed to Popoyo town - again - to stock up on booze. Magnific rock is a wonderful place but the bar closes at 10 in the evening and there was no New Years party announced. They promised to keep the bar open a bit later but we didn't want to run out of rum and other necessities tonight.
We spent three hours walking back and forth to Popoyo including a pit stop for food. The town was slightly more alive than at our last visit but still felt dead - like dead-dead. Nothing happens in Popoyo and we were basically the only guests at the restaurant. Still they managed to spend more than an hour cooking our food but when it finally arrived it was good.
Back to Magnific Rock and we just had time for a swim where we could celebrate "Danish new year" - 7 hours ahead of New year in Nicaragua. We watched the sun set one final time this year. Then we got dressed for dinner and had super food and celebrated Nicaraguan New Years evening - and saw the bar shut down at exactly midnight. No last calls here. The bar just shut down, the bar tender left and we were on our own playing a bit of music and hanging out with a few other guys.
It turned out to be an early new years eve this year in more than one respect but that just means were getting up for an early morning swim tomorrow not being too hung over. Welcome 2016. We hope that you'll be as good and awesome as 2015 turned out to be.
Then we headed to Popoyo town - again - to stock up on booze. Magnific rock is a wonderful place but the bar closes at 10 in the evening and there was no New Years party announced. They promised to keep the bar open a bit later but we didn't want to run out of rum and other necessities tonight.
We spent three hours walking back and forth to Popoyo including a pit stop for food. The town was slightly more alive than at our last visit but still felt dead - like dead-dead. Nothing happens in Popoyo and we were basically the only guests at the restaurant. Still they managed to spend more than an hour cooking our food but when it finally arrived it was good.
Back to Magnific Rock and we just had time for a swim where we could celebrate "Danish new year" - 7 hours ahead of New year in Nicaragua. We watched the sun set one final time this year. Then we got dressed for dinner and had super food and celebrated Nicaraguan New Years evening - and saw the bar shut down at exactly midnight. No last calls here. The bar just shut down, the bar tender left and we were on our own playing a bit of music and hanging out with a few other guys.
It turned out to be an early new years eve this year in more than one respect but that just means were getting up for an early morning swim tomorrow not being too hung over. Welcome 2016. We hope that you'll be as good and awesome as 2015 turned out to be.
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| Hello Denmark |
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| Michael vs Stingray - 0-1 |
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| Getting ready for the Queens new year speech |
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| Listening to the Queen |
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| Drinks for lunch in Popoyo |
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| Finally being served food after 1½ hours of waiting |
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| Crossing the river at low tide |
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| More bubbles for "Danish new year" at 5 PM in Nicaragua |
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| Happy new year, cold Denmark |
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| Last sunset of 2015 |
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| New years dinner - excellent |
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| ...and cigars |
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| Happy new year - Nicaragua |
