Gringo Horseback Chronicles V
By Scott Stevens in : Blog // Jul 26 2012
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I woke in my hammock in Julian’s house. I’m familiar with the routine of his home and it was nice to be back. I am comfortable here, with his family and these friends. We took our coffee with La Chinita in the morning and regaled her with stories of the Río San Juan, which she [...]
Continue ReadingThe Gringo Horseback Chronicles IV
By Scott Stevens in : Blog // Jul 26 2012
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RÍO SAN JUAN—The express boat was packed to the gills. It was riding so low in the water there was literally about two inches of space between the gunwales and the water line, and any significant redistribution would have flipped the thing. We charged down the river at top speed, the narrow boat splitting the [...]
Continue ReadingGringo Horseback Chronicles Episode III
By Scott Stevens in : Blog // Jul 19 2012
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COMOAPA—The next morning after our trip up Cerro Mombacho, Roy and I to collected our horses to head out. Confia had lost a ton of weight over night and I was extremely worried about her. We could see the loss in her ribs and hindquarters, so we had a powwow with the local horse guru [...]
Continue ReadingGringo Horseback Chronicles Episode II
By Scott Stevens in : Blog // Mar 30 2012
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CAMOAPA—The universe always conspires to provide when something needs to happen. This trip needed to happen and the very next day after my little swim with Tornado, I happened into a conversation with my good friend, Lucia, from Managua. I told her what I wanted to do, but explained that my horse wasn’t working out [...]
Continue ReadingGringo Horseback Chronicles Episode 1
By Scott Stevens in : Blog // Mar 21 2012
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It all started over a couple of beers on a random Tuesday night. Well, more than a couple. There may also have been about a half a bottle of rum involved, according to the bar tab. You see, I was sitting around with Tim Rogers, editor and creator of the Nicaragua Dispatch, at a bar [...]
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