Back in mid-September during the independence holiday here in El Salvador on September 15th, we made our way to the far eastern coast of El Salvador to the Gulf of Fonseca (2.5 hr drive from San Salvador) which is bordered by El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. We caught a local boat in La Union out to an island called Isla Meanguera -- an hour and a half boat ride, which was it's own adventure, including a two plus hour wait for the tide to rise, boat to fill, and then with various stops along the way... The main tourist destination on the island is the Hotel La Joya del Golfo owned by a U.S. - Salvadoran couple and offers quite the little oasis. http://www.hotellajoyadelgolfo.com/ We had a great time hanging out on their lovely dock - fishing, reading, swimming, hammocking (definitely a word here), and eating really good food. Cole enjoyed catching little fish with Richard the owner and his daugher Rachel and feeding it to their cat George. And we took a little boat ride out to see more of the area, fish, and hang out on a very private beach area where we could swim in calm ocean water. I did a little kayaking. All around we enjoyed another trip/adventure into a different part of El Salvador...a small country with a lot to experience!
