Rivas is a place to go for things you need, not things you want. It is the closest town to us and even though they're paving the road towards our development, it's still a solid forty-five minute drive to gas, ATMs, and a crappy (but recently upgraded) grocery store. Maxi Pali went in about two years ago and it's gotten even better since we left. It's your Nica equivalent of a small scale Walmart. They actually do have everything you need but not fun American items like they have at my favorite grocery store, La Colonia, which is a two hour drive to Granada. This little gem has things like oyster sauce, fish sauce, rice noodles, couscous, arborio rice, and other exotic delicacies that help broaden the menu since we now cook seven dinners a week. One of the greatest parts about living in Nicaragua however, is that there is always someone willing to bring stuff to you for a nominal fee. Our driver in Managua will bring us whatever we need with a simple phone call. It's pretty much totally awesome. We also have a fish guy that comes to the house, a fruit and vegetable truck, and a water, milk and juice guy.
Here are some photos from our trip to Rivas today.
We came the day after payday and opted out of this ridiculous ATM line ..
The mercado ...
Fun at lunchtime.
The new road is much easier on everyone's cars!
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