Eating the NATIONAL DISH of NICARAGUA!! Gallo Pinto + Ferry Ride to Ometepe in Rivas, Nicaragua!!

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With another adventure ahead of me in a new region of Nicaragua, I set off bright and early for Puerto San Jorge in Rivas, Nicaragua to begin my journey to Ometepe, a large island in Lake Nicaragua that’s home to twin volcanoes! Come with me as I have an amazing gallo pinto breakfast and ride the ferry to Ometepe, Nicaragua!

Ometepe is the largest island in a freshwater lake in the world! My guide Carlos from Visit Nicaragua and I would be taking our car on the ferry to Ometepe. The ride takes about 90 minutes, but you have to book your spot on the ferry in advance. But before we headed off to the island, we had to get breakfast!

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We headed to El Jarolito, a traditional bar and restaurant at the port. There, we’d get some gallo pinto and eggs! I love the red beans in gallo pinto. The sunny-side up eggs and white cheese, with it would be fantastic!

I added the thick cream on top of the gallo pinto, which was fantastic. The white cheese was almost like manchego and was really dense. I loved the combination with the rice, red beans, cheese, cream, and eggs.

It was a simple breakfast, but so good! Then, I added the gallo pinto on top of some local bread with the cheese. It was an amazing gallo pinto sandwich. It’s the perfect thing to eat before a long day of work. At 290 cordobas/$8 USD, it was a nice, affordable breakfast.

Outside, we saw some street food vendors selling mangoes and nesperos. Then, along the water, there were some small huts that sell street food. And there were a lot of people enjoying the beach!

We saw a man building a hut, as well as another man selling snow cones and vendors selling quesillos! There was even a large, fake horse you could rake pictures on. The beach was amazing! I was the only tourist.

I went back to get some mango for the ferry ride. It cost 82.50 Cordobas to get a permit to take the car on the ferry, and another 700 to take the car, plus another 50 per person.

The ferry was really small and only fits maybe seven or eight cars. After a few cars and bikes on, it was super tight! We headed up to the deck to enjoy the views. They told me it would take about 70 minutes.

The breeze at the front of the ferry was amazing. Then, the captain let me take the wheel and drive for a bit!

Finally, we arrived at the island of Ometepe. I could see both of the island’s volcanoes as we arrived. I had 24 hours to explore the island, and I couldn’t wait to get started!

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