Chateau Drew Estate!

.......We had 2 hours at Hotel Los Arcos to literally get rested, get dressed and ready to party. I had just turned on the hair straightener when electricity went off. Devon was like "What the hell", I on the other side started laughing. Yes... memories of my childhood in Albania were running quick through my head. I remebered playing domino with my family under candle lights. Some of you might think, "where do you come from?" but i cherish every moment and experience i have had in my country, those lightless hours would bring us closer and yes we used to spend a lot of time with family. But this didnt last long the electricity was back in less than 10 minutes and we were ready on time to get on the busses bringing us to the house of Drew Estate, where the first dinner would take place. The local Esteli girls who had been translating and coordinating the groups all day were out of their business outfits and in beautiful dresses, which added to their kind look even more. In no time we were at "Chateau" Drew Estate thats how i like to call it because the nice colorful decor and the breathtaking view of the hills reminded me of my first trip to South France.


Everyone had done such a great job setting up the place, so much that i would exchange fine dining any night at "Aujourd'hui" for a nice Nicaraguan dinner on this balcony by the pool. We were sitting in the table with Rocky Patel and the Famous Smoke shop crew, Victor (who was a great dancer:)) Al (who turned out to be originally from Albania, two of us on the same table was a great surprise) and Jeff( who was so nice and took care of us the whole trip). Thanks guys we had a great time:). Drinks were flowing, food was delicious and conversation just made everything better.


What made everything perfect that night were the local traditional dances and the charity auction. The liga privada pool with floating candles was a perfect set up for the colorful outfits and the Nicaraguan dancers. The music was fun and enjoyable and their movements flowless.

Towards the end of the night all the cigar makers were auctioning off products to raise money for the local elderly house which ended up being a great success. Thanks to "chef" Rocky Patel offering a home cooked lobster dinner for 10 which Dion and Pete made quite a generous donation for. But the rest of us did our share too.

The night ended with the festive music of Mariachi and delicious desert. Some people went back to the hotel, some of us continued cigar smoking and cigar talk later on the night at Chateau Drew Estate.



(Stay tuned for day 2 more fun stuff to come....)