On one side of the San Juan Del Sur harbor there is a giant fiberglass Jesus statue which was donated by an American man who developed the first expensive gated community in the area. Yesterday we climbed up to see the view from Jesus´ perch. In our guide book we were given two routes to make the trip, the most recommended being the road across from a suspension bridge a little while out of the center of town. We approached the bridge which slightly resembles a tiny version of the Golden Gate, and set across. About half way into our bridge crossing we realized that the entire bridge was slowly swaying over the river. Despite our dizzieness we continued to cross. The road we were supposed to take started to look shiftier and shiftier so we desided to attempt route number two. We crossed back over the suspension bridge and began our walk to the end of the harbor. The ground felt like it was moving after walking on the bridge.
At the very end of the harbot we found some ancient, decaying cement steps (refered to in the book as a "ladder"). The steps were so narrow they could not hold an entire foot. Still we continued up. After the stairs we encountered a hilly road paved in typical Nica style, tiles of cement bricks. The road was overgrown and lined with abandoned vacation homes and empty lots left over from the real estate boom. I decided to carry a giant rock in secret fear that we would be robbed, luckily we didn´t encounter a single person let alone a thief. Finally we reached the top and found a good look out. We caught our breaths and chugged some water and then got scared and decided to walk back down quickly. It was an amazing view though, and well worth the intimidating steps.
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