We made two stops in little towns picking up mainly cargo goods. Very pretty trip and jumped off in one of the towns for a 20 min walk. We could see locals playing cards and sleeping on the deck and followed their example to find comfortable deck space in 1st class. 10 hours later at about 1 o`clock at night, we arrived at Altagracia - our destination - and took another 30 min to wait for the bikes to be off loaded. Cycled 2km north in the dark to hit the centre of town to find (not easy at stupid o`clock) a lovely Hotel Central - an old colonial building with courtyard, plenty of space and great bedrooms. Lots of Nicas stayed on the main square not bothering with accommodation at all – it’s easily warm enough to do so!
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