Tuhia he toenga mō tēnei wāhanga - E noho ana a Hughes i roto i te Hotera Intercontinental e tata ana ki Lake Managua i Nicaragua, e rapu ana i te noho tūmataiti me te haumaru, i te wā i pāngia ai e tētahi ruu 6.5 te kaha
i whara i Managua i te marama o Tihema 1972. Hei whakatupatotanga, i neke tuatahi a Hughes ki tetahi teneti nui, e anga atu ana ki te hotera, katahi i muri i etahi ra i reira ki te Nicaraguan National Palace ka noho ki reira hei manuhiri mo Anastasio Somoza Debayle i mua i tana wehenga ki Florida i runga i tetahi waka rererangi motuhake i te aonga ake. I muri mai ka neke ia ki te Penthouse i te Xanadu Princess Resort i te Moutere o Grand Bahama, i hokona tata mai nei e ia. I noho ia i roto i te penthouse o te Xanadu Beach Resort & Marina mo nga tau e wha whakamutunga o tona oranga.