Prices Total US Dollars US$$2097.92 – including El Salvador (they use US dollars
Total Guatemalan Quetzal 749.9 GTQ
$1 US ~= 7.8435 GTQ
749.9 GTQ * (1 US$/7.8435 GTQ) ~= US$95.61
Total Honduras lempira 766 HNL
$1 US ~= 20.3039 HNL
766 HNL * (1 US$/20.3039 HNL) ~= US$37.73
Total Nicaragua4535.2 NIO
$1 US ~= 25.1150 NIO
4535.2 NIO * (1 US$/25.1150 NIO) ~= US$180.58
Total spent in US dollars: US$2097.92 + US$95.61 + US$37.73 + US$180.58
Total spent in US dollars: US$2411.84
Days before trip
October 29, 2013
$734.90 - Air Fare = PDX to GUA (Guatemala City) / (MGA) Managua to PDX- This reservation was made on Tue, Oct 29, 2013 1:39 AM CDT
October 30, 2013 - - This reservation was made on Wed, Oct 30, 2013 2:50 AM CDT
$71.08 – Hotel reservation - BarceloGuatamalaCity - $71.08 US - 7 ave 15-45 Zona 9, Guatemala, GT - Phone: 502-2320-4030 Fax: +502 (23) 784001 - Check-in: SAT, Nov 23, 2013/ Check-out: Sun, Nov 24, 2013/ Check-in/out: 1500 1200 - Reservation Rooms: 1 Guests: 1 Nights: Double Room with Balcony - 2 double beds or 1 king bed - 344 Sq.Ft
November 07, 2013
$249.98 – Traveler’s clinic (consultation fee, MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) and Tetanus)
$17.98 – Mesquite repellent for me and cloths
November 8, 2013
$20.00 - Fred Meyer’s malaria pills and traveler diarrhea pills (approximate – could not find the receipt)
November 12, 2013
$
204.90 -> Central America GPS Maps
Pre-trip total = $1298.84
Day 1, Friday, November 22, 2013
$2.50US – Max from Rosa Park/ Interstate to PDX
$40.00US – Extra bag on Airlines
Daily Total $42.50US
Day 2, Saturday, November 23, 2013
$1.00US – to guy that let me use his cell phone to try to call hotel.
73.50 GTQ – 2 cans of tuna. Loaf of bread and corn flakes
$1.00US – tip to shuttle driver from airport to motel.
18.70 GTQ – 1 liter sparkling water (Could not find regular water) and 1 liter orange soda.
43 GTQ – McDonalds – Chicken, fries and soda.
Daily Total $2.00US + 135.20 GTQ
Day 3, Sunday, November 24, 2013
$25.00US – Motel in Antigua
25 GTQ – Souvenir wooden mask
10 GTQ – ear rings
120 GTQ – Volcano Pacaya hiking tour.
50 GTQ – Volcano Pacaya Park entrance fee
$1.00 US – Tip to Volcano Pacaya Guide
Daily Total $26.00US + 205 GTQ
Day 4, Monday, November 25, 2013
190 GTQ - Motel in San Carlos
100 GTQ - dinner at restaurant next to motel - chicken, rice, tortillas and a beer.
17 GTQ – tip at dinner.
18 GTQ – 2 2 Liter waters and 20 oz. cola
Daily Total 325 GTQ
Day 5, Tuesday, November 26, 2013
26.70- GTQ – Small soda, small revive drink, ice cream and 1 gallon of water.
58 GTQ – at gas station – 1 liter water, medium bag of cookies, small chocolate bar and chocolate Twinkie.
$42.00 US – To cross the border from Guatemala to El Salvador
$10.00 US – Poor exchange of 220 GTQ
$59.00 US - Motel
Daily Total $111.00 US + 84.70 GTQ
Day 6, Wednesday, November 27, 2013
$3.50 US – water, ice Cream and bag of Doritos.
$3.10 US – Revive drink, Hostess Cupcakes and peanuts
$30.00 US – Motel
$12.50 US – Dinner and beer at motel
Daily Total $49.10 US
Day 7, Thursday, November 28, 2013
$17.32 US - Unknown – Research – extra Motel changes 10 Chull, 2.5 braer, 1 water; ? ? – I think this was dinner
$12.46 US – 3 cans of tuna (5.91), PowerAde (0.54), 3.78 Liter water (0.63), Small bag of cereal (1.00), 2 liter water (0.75), Sardines (1.64), Peanuts (1.50) and Gansito (0.49)
$5.70 US – 2 pieces of chicken, rice, bag of 8 Hersey kisses and a soda
$21.00 US – Hotel Campo Real in Usulutan, El Salvador
$3.20 US – Texaco store in Usulutan – 1.25 Liter code (0.85). 2 liter water (0.80), Gansitos (0.60) and peanuts (0.95)
Daily Total $59.68 US
Day 8, Friday, November 29, 2013
$2.50 US – 1 gallon of water and a small Gatorade.
$2.05 US – 1 gallon of water, small juice and ice cream bar.
$25.00 US – Royal Palace Auto Hotel - Santa Rosa de Lima, El Salvador.
Daily Total $29.55 US
Day 9, Saturday, November 30, 2013
$6.00 US – Honduras boarder – help and tourist pass.
57 HNL – 1 liter water, small Gatorade and ice cream bar.
49 HNL – 1.5 liter water, small Gatorade and ice cream bar.
500 HNL – Motel -Paradise Hotel in Choluteca, Honduras
95 HNL – Loaf of bread, can of tuna, 1.5 L soda and 1.5 L water.
Daily Total $6.00 US + 701 HNL
Day 10, Sunday, December 1, 2013
65 HNL – 1 gallon of water, small Gatorade and Gansito
$12.00 US – cross border into Nicaragua
$46.80 – Hotel – Los volcanos in Chinandega, Nicaragua
$63.86 – Reserved motel for Leon - BEST WESTERN Las Mercedes - 50 Metros Norte Catedral, Leon - This reservation was made on Sun, Dec 1, 2013 8:25 PM CST
$93.31 - Reserved motel for Hotel near Managua airport - Hotel Camino Real Managua - This reservation was made on Sun, Dec 1, 2013 9:06 PM CST Daily Total $215.97 US + 65 HNL
Day 11, Monday, December 2, 2013
50 NIO – gas station near Leon – 1.5 liter water and small juice.
309.6 NIO – Leon groceries – Crackers, small bag of cereal, loaf of bread, 1 gallon of water, 1 beer, 4 cans of tuna, orange soda and small bag of peanuts. 83.80 NIO – Leon – Medium bag of Doritos, small bag of cereal, 1 beer, small pack of cookies and a grape soda.
Daily Total $443.40NIO
Day 12, Tuesday, December 3, 2013
84.25 NIO – 1 gallon of water, small power aid drink, ice cream bar and medium sized bag of Doritos
562 NIO – Motel
Daily Total 646.25NIO
Day 13, Wednesday, December 4, 2013
50 NIO – 1.5 liter water, small revive drink and chocolate Twinkies
67 NIO – 1.5 liter water, small soda and bag of rolls
178 NIO – 2 cans of tuna, 2 medium bags of Doritos, small revive drink, Tona Beer and chocolate balls
37 NIO – 2 liters water and can of orange Fanta
$7.00 – Tax to take bike to Ometepe Island
45 NIO – Boat from San Jorge to Ometepe Island, Moyogalpa, Nicaragua
$35.00 US – Motel in Moyogalpa – Yogis Hostel
$30.00 US – Hired guide to take me for the hike to the top of Volcano Concepcion
Daily Total $72 US + 377NIO
Day 14, Thursday, December 5, 2013
10 NIO – Bus to hike Volcano Concepcion from Moyogalpa
10 NIO – Bus from hike Volcano Concepcion back to Moyogalpa
$2.00 US – Tip to my guide for taking me on the climb
108 NIO – 2 liter water, Large Toni Beer, Small Revive drink, Loaf of bread and a pack of cookies.
70 NIO – 2 cans of beer and 2 small revive drinks
$20.00 US – rent motorcycle for 2 hours
100 NIO – Gas for Motorcycle
$35.00 US – Motel in Moyogalpa, Nicaragua – Yogis Hostel
Daily Total $57.00 US + 298 NIO
Day 15, Friday, December 6, 2013
97 NIO – Boat from Ometepe Island to San Jorge with bike
50 NIO – Bus from San Jorge to Guanacosta.
100 NIO – 2 liters of water and small Gatorade
300 NIO – 2 nice sets of earrings
441 NIO – 2 lobsters tails with vegetables and a Toni beer.
40 NIO – Tip with dinner
$34.50 US – Motel – Granada, Nicaragua – Jerico SA
Daily Total $34.50 US + 1028 NIO
Day 16, Saturday, December 7, 2013
20 NIO – Tip for hotel included breakfast. The lady that served me was very nice and seemed very appreciative of the unexpected tip
300 NIO – Boat trip in Granada
20 NIO – To have guy watch my locked up bike while I took the boat trip
20 NIO – To have the boat stop at a tourist island on trip.
10 NIO – tip for boat ride
93.35 NIO – 2 beers, small power air drink, small pack of Oreo cookies and 1.75 Liter Grape soda
$15.00 US – Dinner at motel – Chicken and ham wrap and a free drink (rum and coke) and a tip.
Daily Total $15 US + 463.35 NIO
Day 17, Sunday, December 8, 2013
$46.00 US – Extra baggage for bike in suitcase.
500 NIO – Souvenir fish instrument and small hand carved wooden mask.
600 NIO – Red necklace and earrings for Michele
179.20 NIO – wooden sugar bowl with Nicaragua imbedded in front.
$16.90 US – San Francisco airport lunch at Panda Express – Chow main, orange chicken, very small piece of salmon and a coke
$1.69 US – San Francisco airport - M &Ms
$10.00 US - San Francisco airport – An IPA beer
$1.69 US - San Francisco airport – Mounds bar
$2.50 US – Max from PDX to my house in Portland
Daily Total $78.78 US + 1279.20 NIO