Travel Day from Hell...Well Not that bad but still...

Today I woke up early enough and finished braiding my hair. I had started last night so I had been up late. I watched a movie as I finished the task. Then I packed up my stuff and got ready for my trip. I ate breakfast and then went back to the room to relax until around 12 pm when I planned to take the bus. I left the hotel a little before 12 pm and walked to the bus station. When I got there I found out the bus didn't come until 1:00 pm (not what the schedule says) so I waited. The bus came before 1 pm but didn't let us board until close to 1 pm. The bus took about 1.5 to 2 hours to get to the border. At the border I got off the bus and walked to an office on the Costa Rican side. There I was told I had to pay a $7 leaving tax. I didn't believe the guy that told me that because Costa Rica doesn't have a tax to enter or leave. Unfortunately, I found out that it was a new tax so I had to pay it. I then had to walk to the Costa Rican custom office and wait in a line as there was only one person manning the desk. I went through the Costa Rican customs easily. I then walked down the road to the Nicaraguan border to enter the country. Along the way they checked my bag... and by checked I mean they asked me what I had in it. I then walked to the customs office and I had to pay $12 (again) even though I had a tourist card from before. Apparently it not valid once you leave the country. Then I went and found the bus. I had decided that I would take the bus to Managua (the capital) and from there I would catch a bus to Matagalpa. I didn't really want to go to Managua as it is a bit dangerous and because they were having trembles from a possible to come earthquake. The bus ride was over 2 hours. I arrived around 6 pm. I then tried to get a cab. One of the guys from the bus talked to a cab driver and vouched for him. The cab driver tried to charge me C150 for the taxi ride. I had already asked the other guy on the bus and he told me it should be around C70 to get to the other bus station. So I told him it was expensive. He told me I had to hurry as to not miss the bus as the last bus leaves at 6 pm while another guy standing on the street chimed in that the last bus leaves at 6:30 pm (Also please note that it was already 6 pm). I asked someone else what time the last bus left and they said 7 pm. Even still I wasn't deterred on my quest not to be swindled so a little boy asked if I was looking for a cab and I asked him how much. As he was leading me to another cab the first cab driver said he would take me for C120. I walked to the other cab driver and asked him how much. He told me C80 and to this I agreed. He drove me to the other bus terminal so I could catch the bus. At this point it was dark outside. I went through the gate of the bus terminal which had guards and then asked about the buses. Unfortunately for me, I was told that the last bus just left 40 minutes ago. When I asked someone else they told me there wasn't any buses to Matagalpa today and when I asked another person they said the last bus was at 4 pm. So really I didn't know what to do. I decided to wait. I waited til late and verified that the buses weren't coming. The bus schedule is messed up due to Semana Santa. I then asked if there was a bus to Masaya (neighboring village) as I know someone there and had stayed at a hostel there before. I was told there was no more buses for the night. Period. So then I asked if there was wi-fi so maybe I could figure something out. I was told there was nothing. I was also told that it is dangerous outside of the terminal and to go anywhere I need to take a cab. I was told if I leave the terminal I could get robbed. So I didn't know what to do. I had also met another young boy who was in the same predicament. He wanted to go to Esteli and didn't know anyone in Managua. So we kind of just looked at each other and didn't know what to do. In the end I ended up sleeping in the terminal, I and about 20 or so other people that didn't know the buses stopped running early. We all got to enjoy a movie about King David and then Water World. I ended up going to bed around 2 am and got up again around 5 am. My comfort was knowing that the other guy was there. We kind of had silent conversations with each other... you know the one where you look at someone and smile... yeah those. We did talk on and off throughout the night. He also let me use his phone to get on Facebook. Thanks Hernando. I hope you made it to your destination!