Granada & Finding a Dying Friend

I’m writing this from Granada, Nicaragua and tomorrow I’m off to Managua until I catch a flight to Miami. This colonial city is quite the sight and forget the tour scene; the scene is checking out the scene. These houses if you want to call them that take up entire city blocks. Imagine living somewhere so rugged that your front yard was behind 20 foot walls? Welcome to back in the day around here…

So I roll in yesterday after getting that standby flight and taking cab to see what’s happening. I ask where my friend is who is in his 70’s but has more plans for life than everyone reading this; even you. His door is open which is weird and he looks sleeping so I start being like “guy, yo.. guy” you know, the usual intrusive but not aggressive wake the @#$@ up we have things to do type style.

Nothing. Not long after I come back and  see he’s frothing at the mouth and barely breathing so I talk to the people who work here. One thing leads to another and I’m riding in the back of a Red Cross pickup truck to the local hospital. I’m going to start donating to them because what they do is exceptionally grand. It’s a free service and they saved my friend’s life free of charge. He was supposed to be let out today but he’s weak and looks like it won’t be for another day or so.

This morning the doctor told me what the deal was which I won’t repeat here but said if he hadn’t come in last night; he’d be dead. Heck, he looked half dead this morning and only tonight started taking solids and getting that spark of life back in his eyes. It’s easy to think what you do doesn’t impact the massive ripple effect that is the reality we live in; it does in every type of way. Sometimes it’s small but we have no idea how far it will travel before hitting shore; sometimes making that last flight and catching a cab saves a life.

Granada is cool, wouldn’t want to base myself here but am always down to visit and further check out the place. $5  for a shave and haircut, ~$1 liters of beer and enough street BBQ’s to make a vegetarian uncomfortable; what’ s not to like? It’s also got plenty of mind blowing churches; let’s just say they skipped no expense and had lots of labor handy. Oh yeah, being in a room that has a private bathroom, 1000 foot ceiling and is basically 15ft x 25ft with wifi in the city center for $15 a night isn’t bad either…