View of Concepcion volcano on Ometepe Island. This is one of the many active volcanoes in the country. It smoked a ton a few weeks ago, but hasn't dumped any ash in the area recently.
The road to a lovely sand spit beach out into Lake Nicaragua from Ometepe Island.
We spent a night at an 'eco lodge' in the hills north of Masatepe. This is the main house. It is owned by a very friendly couple. He is originally from Denmark, she is Nicaraguense.
That's our little rental car. It made it on the back roads, but just barely! We stayed in one of these very comfortable cabins overlooking the Lago Masaya, which is a lake in one of the dormant volcanoes. We went swimming in another one of these lakes - Lago Apoyo. The country is full of these wonderful lakes.
Aaste relaxing on the porch of our cabin. She may have liked the hammock, but she wasn't too crazy about the spiders, and the incredibly loud sounds of crickets and other night creatures that 'sang' us to sleep that night.
On Ometepe Island this jungle 'oasis' swimming pool is called Ojos de Agua (Eyes of Water) and is a wonderful fresh water swimming hole. Note the kids swinging out over the water on the rope! What a wonderful way to spend a lazy Sunday morning.
A wonderful mural in Jinotepe.
We took one of these carraiges for a bit of a tour of the colonial town of Granada. Granada is arguably the oldest Spanish city on the American mainland.
The old cathedral in Granada, still bears the black stains from the fire set by William Walker that burned Granada to the ground in 1856.
Picking mangos in Granada.
A normal Nicaraguan 'finca'.
Typical colonial architecture in Granada.
