Laguna Apoyo, Nicaragua

The last nights in Granada were a blast, I loved the people we were with. Note to self - I need to make a special trip to Vancouver to find May and marry that girl.

From there we went with some of our Granada peeps, Tad and Lolly from Seattle, to Ometepe. Ometepe is the island in the middle of Lake Nicaragua and is mostly made up of two volcanoes. On the ferry over, we picked up two Canadians from Toronto, Pete and Matt, and a girl they were travelling with, Melissa from Ohio. By the way, that was the most harrowing ferry experience of my life. I have pictures and videos. Words can express the death-defying-ness of it.

The seven of us went to this place called Finca Playa Venecia on the southern coast, that was recommended by Eduardo, a tour guide we met while waiting for the ferry. A SUPER nice place. Great view, great bungalows, right on the lake. We lazed around at the hotel restaurant that first night, got some good quotes from Lolly.

The next day we hiked up Maderas, the smaller, inactive volcanoe. It was a rather brutal hike up. It took four and a half hours to get to the top, cold and muddy most of the way.

This morning we left our travelling companions, except for Pete and Matt who left yesterday for Granada, and now Terry and I are at Laguna Apoyo, a giant crater lake outside of Managua. The view is gorgeous, the staff are fantastic.

Dinner time!