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This page is for the people who will be coming with BRIDGE Nicaragua during our second trip to Morrito in Januray 2009.

Travel Dates

These are the tickets that David, Kristine, and Mark B bought. Ideally, you can arrive at the airport at the same time as us but contact us if you need different travel dates.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Departure (SFO): December 31, 10:10 PM PST San Francisco International (SFO) Arrival (MGA): January 1, 12:21 PM CST Managua Augusto C Sandino (MGA)

Friday, January 23, 2009 Departure (MGA): January 23, 7:32 AM CST Managua Augusto C Sandino (MGA) Arrival (SFO): January 23, 6:06 PM PST San Francisco International (SFO)

Misc

We should be equipped with activities for the children. (add your activity ideas here)

story time with kids books in spanish
hide and go seek
water fight


Things to bring:

Essential Things - if you leave N. America without these things, life will be miserable

  • passport
  • ATM card
  • Printout of airline ticket information and confirmation number
  • list of nicaraguan contacts


Day Bag

  • one liter Water Bottle
  • guidebook
  • phrasebook/dictionary
  • notebook, tape and pen for taking notes and getting contact info
  • something to read (book/magazine/etc)
  • nicaraguan cell phone
  • business cards with your contact information


Cloths Bag

  • 2/3 tee shirts
  • 4/5 underwear
  • 6 pair socks
  • 1 pants
  • 1 shorts
  • thin rain jacket/poncho - we will be traveling during the dry season so you can probably skip this
  • 0 sweaters/blankets - Nicaragua in 11 deg north of the equator, it is always hot


Electronics Bag

  • Flash Drive
  • Cameras
  • Laptop
  • flashlight
  • chargers for cameras, laptops, cell phones, etc


Toiletry bag - Remember to use 3oz bottles

  • toothbrush/toothpaste/floss
  • sunschreen/bug repellant
  • iodine tablets - in the event you end up somewhere without gringo friendly water
  • soap/shampoo
  • emergency toilet paper - for some reason, some percentage of nicaraguan bathrooms come sans toilet paper
  • pepto bismal
  • cippero


gifts

  • post cards of your home town
  • marbles
  • Tops
  • sport equipment

I use a bunch of small plastic bags to keep everything seperate inside of my duffel bag/back pack

Try to use no more than 2 backpack sized bags to hold all of this stuff. This is the max amount for carry on, and can help you avoid problems with lost luggage

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