Made it to Matagalpa - a very hilly town versus the flat towns in the area around Leon or Managua. The town was founded by a German years ago and has a large Catholic church sitting in the middle of the city, as do many of the towns in Nicaragua. Plastered on the hills are numerous shacks - there is tremendous poverty to be seen everywhere. This town is also very close to the area that saw the start of the revolution - the Sandinistas fought the government in the mountains all around this city.
Today we left HOPE Central at 6:00 am, one of the earliest start times of any trip to Nica, other than the trips to the airport to catch an early flight. We rode for about 3 hours down the Pan American highway, the same road that runs from the states all the way through central America.
Schools have always played a big part of the concerts we play on festival trips so it was no surprise that our first concert was a school - combination of middle school and high school. Great audience that surrounded the stage. They sat behind, in front, on the sides - they were everywhere. We played a few tunes then the bicycle guys took over and did a bunch of tricks and the soccer guy also shared his skill, explaining the different colors on the ball. The bike guys are awesome. Unbelievable tricks and jumps. One jumped over 6 people laying on the ground. Just awesome. Shot some video of the group so will have some cool stuff to show TJ.
Lunch was actually at a fast food chain called Tip Top. Just like KFC, fried chicken with fries and cole slaw. And it was delicious. We are now checked into the hotel which is up on a hill above the city: absolutely beautiful views of the mountains. Our next concert will be back at the school at 4:00. The school works in shifts: the first group goes in the morning to early afternoon and the second group goes in the afternoon until early evening.
Going to end now and take a bit of siesta before we leave at three.
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