Update

Right now I´m in Playa el Tunco, El Salvador -- a beach with completely black sand from volcanic ash-- where, alas, I´m having internet connection troubles, which means no pictures for now. This afternoon I had my first surf lesson, and I´m catching on pretty quick. After a few days here I´m heading to San Salvador, where I´ll catch a plane to Nashville to spend about a week at home for Chrismas before flying into Nicaragua. I´ll try to get some pictures up as soon as I figure out why my computer is behaving so badly.