Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua, 80 miles
Another great day, not too many miles, and plenty of time to relax and basque in Nicaragua. We woke up early in attempt to make the 10:30 ferry from San Jorge; a short distance from Granada. Adam set off with us and we found the ferry station with no problem. An hour later, along with some fried chicken, we were on the small ferry cutting through rough white capped waters to the big volcanic island of Ometepe. The island consists of two volcanoes (one still active) which have flowed together to form a nice double mountain island. The lake is huge, fresh water, and supposedly is full of bull sharks, the only fresh water sharks in the world. Since this lake is connected to the Caribbean via a river, I guess they had made their way up stream quite a few years back. The water is pretty murky looking and I have to admit I was crossing my fingers that we didn’t have any troubles on the ferry as I sure wouldn’t want to be stranded out there.
The island of Ometepe is full of a lot of wildlife, birds, howler monkeys, etc. It also has a crater lake on top of one of the volcanoes. Today we just drove part of the island around the main volcano until we landed on a nice little resort/hotel; the nicest on the island. What a treat! A/C and a clean cabana with a porch and hammock; just what the doctor ordered. After taking a very bumpy and rough road into this little spot, it definitely paid off.
We enjoyed a long, delicious and leisurely lunch overlooking the lake, with the wind sweeping our faces. After a nap in the hammock it began to get dark and the only other thing on our agenda is dinner. Even though the election is today and they are still not supposed to serve alcohol anywhere, somehow we were able to enjoy some cold cervezas and Rum (known to them as ‘Ron’). What more could you want than local ‘Ron’, a hammock and A/C! I’m hoping we stay here another night after some island exploration tomorrow!
Our hotel is a little too pricey for Adam so Mike and him explored further down the very rough road in search for a cheaper options, although all they came back with are big smiles and muddy clothes (I guess they were racing through the mud and rocky road – glad I passed on that ride); looks like Adam is staying at our establishment for the night!
The island of Ometepe is full of a lot of wildlife, birds, howler monkeys, etc. It also has a crater lake on top of one of the volcanoes. Today we just drove part of the island around the main volcano until we landed on a nice little resort/hotel; the nicest on the island. What a treat! A/C and a clean cabana with a porch and hammock; just what the doctor ordered. After taking a very bumpy and rough road into this little spot, it definitely paid off.
We enjoyed a long, delicious and leisurely lunch overlooking the lake, with the wind sweeping our faces. After a nap in the hammock it began to get dark and the only other thing on our agenda is dinner. Even though the election is today and they are still not supposed to serve alcohol anywhere, somehow we were able to enjoy some cold cervezas and Rum (known to them as ‘Ron’). What more could you want than local ‘Ron’, a hammock and A/C! I’m hoping we stay here another night after some island exploration tomorrow!
Our hotel is a little too pricey for Adam so Mike and him explored further down the very rough road in search for a cheaper options, although all they came back with are big smiles and muddy clothes (I guess they were racing through the mud and rocky road – glad I passed on that ride); looks like Adam is staying at our establishment for the night!
Good Morning
The nice ferry
Captin' of the shark infested waters
Isla de Ometepe
All smiles on this ride
Guapo
Yay! We didn't fall in the mud this time!
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