Everything looked pretty normal…. Yesterday.

Yesterday, we started our trip to Nicaragua and it was all travel.  The airport terminals were typical – uniformed airplane staff, security guards with sniffer dogs, duty free stores brimming with glittery displays.  The rental car was what you would expect – slow, clean, reliable transportation.  The hotel we arrived at was normal-ish.

But the reality was it wasn’t normal.  The physical signs were both obvious and subtle. (more…)