Hey guys. I am currently in Leon, Nicaragua. I have been here for 2 months tomorrow studying Spanish and digging the vibe. After 30 days, I needed to go to the aduana in Managua to get a 30 day extension, which was a buck a day, $30 total. I then had to return at least a day later (i went back a few days later) to get the actual paperwork. Today, 1 day before my extension expires, I went back to the aduana. I was informed that only one extension was allowed (this is contrary to what I was told the last time) and that I would have to leave the country for 2 days before I could return and have my bike legally in the country! Otherwise, a $100 fine will be imposed when I leave the country.
I was headed south anyway, but I was planning on spending a couple of weeks in Granada, the Ometepe islands, and San Juan del Sur. Without getting into too much boring detail, I had a really good and well thought out basic itinerary laid out, which would allow me to see and do everything I wanted to, and still keep a commitment to meet someone in San Jose on April 6th. Having to leave for Costa Rica tomorrow (I know, poor me!) seriously changes some things, and if I go tomorrow I will eventually end up having to cut some things out of my plans.
The way I see it, I can either:

A. Do what they say and keep heading south (don't want to because will miss some things)
B. Do what they say and return back to Nicaragua in a couple of days (don't know if the time and costs involved in the extra border crossings are worth it).
C. Say "f*** it", do my thing, and eat the fine (and risk some other fines or punishments I may not know about). $100 is a bit much for me to just drop on something I can avoid. I had a similar problem in Baja a few months ago, and these $100 fines add up!

I sometimes have a habit of asking opinions of others on here of things that are ultimately a personal choice. I realize that is the case here. But it would still be great to have some insight into my situation, and maybe find some things out from you guys I wasn't aware of that will ultimately help me to decide what to do. Also, I posted on ADVrider as well.

By the way, I'm leaning towards "C".

hola brecchi
no parece tan dificil.es un caso de solo hacer la cuenta.cruzar la frontera no cuesta ni 40$ y liberia no es tan mala una ciudad o el arenal tampoco tan malo un destino por un par de dias.
all the best geri

Thanks Geri, I made into Costa Rica today, currently in Liberia :-)