Got taken to a Sunday cockfight on a small farm. The fights are set up so that the most likely outcome is that one of the cocks will run away before it is killed. To challenge another owner you have to wager the equivalent of a month's wages. The owners offset their risk by taking bets from the spectators. So if your bird isn´t fancied you can't offset the risk but of course if it wins it becomes a champion. They love their birds and we saw men cry when they died.
Kiss of life
I got in trouble for talking about the guy in the white vest. I couldn´t understand why he was allowed to do what he liked and intimidate the ref and owners - he was the local gangster
A old retired bird with an old retired bird
Christmas Day
Christmas Day
Christmas Day with the locals at the lake
We realised we were knackered after 5 months traveling so spent a few days on an island half way up volcano
They ran out of milk because the cow had wandered off
1 comment:
It was great meeting you guys at Ometepe--nice sunset picture from San Juan del Sur. Best of luck in your continuing travels!
Tim & Gail
Portland, Oregon
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