A Party Game For Horrible People...

There are so many small moments that have left me with such elation. I'd forgotten what it was like for my senses to be overwhelmed with happiness with new, exotic experiences. Helen and I both had slight sunburn after our first day at the beach, a welcome gift for every traveller visiting Little Corn. We ate dinner at the unnamed 'Fritos place', mouthwatering fried chicken made from scratch, in a house down the dusty lanes where locals live. We were both in bed by 9 o' clock as our bodies gave in after our ruinous night out the day before. We have since spent our days keeping cool in the shade and wandering between cafes.

We felt we had built up our strength enough to enjoy happy hour back at our hostel bar. We walked to the Lighthouse at the top of the hill and climbed the long ladder to watch the sunset. Helen yelling 'Go on GI Jane' as I clambered up, determined not to stop or look down in case I lost my nerve. We were above the canopy of trees, with a full circle view of the sea. We watched the sun go down, so large and bright this close to the equator. I was playing Toots and the Maytals on my phone which received a high five from a local man at the top of the tower. There isn't a moment more perfect than watching the sunset with the words 'you shall be free again' playing in the Caribbean.




Back at the bar more drinks turned into a game of Cards Against Humanity, with an eclectic mix of British and American humour, and Helen telling many hilarious sexual health stories. Some of the girls staying at the hostel had lost a bet and were cooking dinner in their underwear. We moved onto Tranquilo and then Dreamcatcher; a bar at the end of the beach, lit by colourful fairy lights, a fire blazing outside, the sea a dark pool of mercury against millions of stars.

My 5.30am starts still persist which has been helpful for morning running and yoga, but has knocked my immune system and given me excruciating hangovers which are unforgiving in the heat. I'll be taking it easy until my jet lag has lessened, because sunbathing and drinking rum is incredibly hard work.

Imogen

Location:Corn Island,Nicaragua