Trip to Nicaragua October 25th thru 27th

On October 25th we left Guatemala City to fly to Managua Nicaragua to trian Public Affairs councils.  On Saturday we were shown around the city and to a Volcano named Masaya.  The volcano is an active volcano and we could drive to the edge and see the vapor coming out.  It was very enjoyable.

On Saturday night we met with Gabriela Cañales who is the country´s Public Affairs Director and her husband for dinner.  We managed to have a great conversation with us all speaking some Spanish and a little English.

The next day the 26th we attended Church in the morning and then out to lunch and then to our training meeting at 3 pm.  There were Public Affairs people called but not trained.  The meeting was successful and those that attended were really interested in developing  good relationships with Public Opinion Leaders and the LDS church.  So worth while.  This morning....the 27th our trip home started at 3:30 am to catch a 5 am shuttle to the airport to only wait for three hours to finally board our plane at 8:00 for a 9:00 am flight.  We are pretty tired.....all that for a less than an hour flight.  It is quite tiring just to get through customs and immigration.  Our Passports are now stamped with a temporary residency stamp so we don´t have to get a temporary visa each time we travel.
Pictures as follows.

 Lake Masaya near the volcano

 Volcano Masaya....interesting crater

 At the edge of the volcano

 Looking straight into the crater.

At the edge of the volcano

 This church in the plaza in Managua survived a 6.4 earthquake in 1972.  It is in the process of renovation.  The clock on the tower says 12:35 pm. the time of the earthquake.

Museum in the plaza.  Many highlights of a revolution are featured and honored here and around the plaza.