After a lovely lazy day on Roatan, we left the island the following morning for a very long travel day. The ferry ride was so nice this way, and we got to work on our tans on the outside deck for the journey! Our stop that night was in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, although it was really just to break up the journey to Nicaragua. The city was not very exciting and is pretty dangerous, so we just went to the mall in the evening and watched Ted at the cinema. I think most Central American capitals are like this, and not really places backpackers stay for very long!
The next day we had a 5am start for a 9 hour ride to Granada, Nicaragua. After a couple of hours we crossed the border, and then we drove without many stops to Granada where I am now. We soon went exploring down to Lake Nicaragua and the Central Park where we stopped to watch a socialist party event that was going on, which had some funny dancing competitions on stage. The evening was spent with a long dinner and drinks, making the most of the hot weather here. The buildings are really beautiful here, and our hotel is really in keeping with the style.
Our hotel in Granada:
Guadalupe Church:
We had a long day today starting off with a visit to Volcan Masaya. We drove to the top, but then spent time walking around the crater. You are limited with your time here because of the fumes as it is still an active volcano, although we walked around another crater and had great views over the site. We had to wear hard hats during our visit in case of lightning or anything hitting you!
Volcan Masaya:
Next stop for the day was Masaya, where we first visited a very random fancy dress shop as we are dressing up for Halloween in a couple of days time. We've each picked a name of someone and bought them a surprise costume! There was a really good market here too, so I was able to get some nice presents here. We stopped at an amazing viewpoint after lunch, overlooking Laguna de Apoya, which is in front of Granada and Lake Nicaragua.
Laguna de Apoya:
The last part of our day was a boat tour on Lake Nicaragua to see Las Isletas. A volcanic eruption formed hundreds of small islands, where lots of people now live. The sun was setting during our ride and it was a great end to the day.
Tomorrow we are moving to Ometepe, where we will be staying with local families. There are more volcanoes there which I am looking forward to seeing!
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