A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.: Little Corn Island, Nicaragua

How to get there?
Either land or air, depending if you have limited time or not. With my case, I had limited time so I decided to take a flight by La Costena airline. There's only two flights from Managua that goes to Big Corn Island. One at 6am and at 2pm. I highly suggest you book a flight or make a reservation cause Little Corn Island is becoming a tourist destination and am sure 10 years from now, it will be lots of tourists touring around this beautiful and lovely island.

I unfortunately, did not make a reservation. I stayed at Managua's Backpackers Inn so I had to wake up at 4am, paid $15 for a taxi going to Sandino's Airport. Arrived at around 5, got in line and the agent told me to wait because there were at least 6 people ahead of me (who were also hoping to get a seat!). I was praying, please God! Give me a seat!!! I was quite sure that I won't get a seat in the afternoon flight, that's why I woke up early. And guess what? God heard my prayers, I was lucky to have a seat! Round trip ticket was $164 dollars. Flight's duration was about 1hr. First it will go to Bluefields and then straight to Big Corn Islands.

Once you arrive Big Corn Island airport, meet up with people who are also heading to the dock going to Little Corn Island, in this case you can save money. As a solo woman, I was lucky enough to tag along with two female solo travelers. One was from Sweden and the other one was from Germany. We paid about $1-3. Be careful because taxi drivers can totally rip you off! Some are just completely dishonest and are willing to lie to you so you'd end up paying more.

Then you arrive the dock. You should be paying C140 Cordobas, one way. If you take the earliest flight, you can take the panga at 9-10am. During the wait for the Panga boat, an old man approached me and asked if I was Filipina? I replied, yes!. He was excited and welcomed me to his country. He said not a lot of Filipinos come to Nicaragua and that he was glad to see one in his homeland. The reason why he recognized my ethnicity was that he used to work for a cruise ship in which some of his co-workers were Filipino... Interesting right? lol Anyways, the Panga boat ride from Big Corn going to Little Corn was quite a freakin experience! The reason? It was a roller coaster ride. My gosh, I was holding my breath and literally at times I was scared that I would be thrown off the boat! It was fun and yes I would do it again! ;)

Lodging:
I stayed at Three Brothers. And since I stayed at a hostel in Managua where I shared a room with guys who were snoring out loud (like there's no tomorrow!), I decided that I wanted a room for myself. I paid $15 one bed w/bathroom. Very spacious, clean, safe, and awesome owner!

Below is a local Nicaraguan guy. His name is Pelon and he was my tour guide in Little Corn. Actually, he gave me a free tour. lol I met him, asked where the tower was and then he walked with me. If I end up being stranded in an isolated island for several days, I would like him to be with me because he knows the forest very well! He can look for decent food, fruits, vegetables, and he can climb trees! you name it!

I was afraid to climb the tower but Pelon made sure that I would be safe and he said that he has my back and yes he was literally right behind my back when we were slowly climbing up the tower! lol
The view up the lighthouse tower was definitely worth it!
Below is a photo of CLARO, CLARO is a mobile phone network. Take note, there's no electricity at 6am-2pm. But a blogger I know informed me that they have electricity for 20hours now! So that's good news! In addition, there are NO ATM MACHINES in Little Corn. So make sure, before you leave Big Corn, you have enough cash with you or else you would run out of money, like what happened to me. You can use your credit card at some restaurants but they charge for service fees, I believe 10-20%.