The next morning Kat was feeling much better so after breakfast we packed up the car and drove north through Chinindaga to Jiquilillo. The road is well paved until you get to the Jiquilillo turn off where it's about 8km of gravel to the coast.
Jiquilillo is a small Nica fishing village - mostly composed of grass huts. We checked out Rancho Esperanza but there were quite a bit of hippyish people milling about so we drove up the road to Rancho Tranquilo and immediately fell in love with the location. We were met by Tina, the owner and David (the bartender) and he showed us to our cabin ($20/night) which was basic but comfortable with a brand new mattress and good pillows and a mosquito net over the bed. We also had a fan and electricity in our room. The shared toilets and showers (cold water) were clean. We learned that all the meals are all vegetarian and they only prepare one (sometimes two) dishes for lunch and dinner. Guests who wish to eat need to sign up and vote for what will be for lunch and dinner. Breakfast is whatever you want from the menu.
After a delicious lunch of veggie burgers and fries we went swimming - warm, shallow water and gentle surf with little, if any, undertow or rip current. Next we took a walk down the beach into the village and watched the fisherman unloading their boats with the catch of the day.
After dinner a party broke out in the bar with great music, dancing, and of course, lots of booze. Some people came from another hotel down the road and we were up until about 3am getting blasted.
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