Our destination from Granada is Isla Ometepe, an island formed by 2 volcanoes rising out of Lago Nicaragua. A 4 hour boat trip finds us stood in the back of a truck headed to Altagracia. I've chosen the Hotel Central for our stay and on arrival I am not disappointed. Adrian is very taken by the most expensive rooms in the hotel ($20) and we have a splurge. The result a lovely cabana with veranda and private bathroom!
Food options are limited here, no menus in any of the 3 'restaurants' just pollo (chicken) or bistec (beefsteak) with rice and beans. We're in agreement rice and beans is losing its appeal.
Admin day (washing, blogging, and mending) is required and its nice to do nothing. Beer and backgammon are of course compulsory on any day.
We take a bus to Balguie, about an hour and a half, with a view to climbing the Volcan Maderas however when we arrive the top is covered in cloud and to be honest neither of us is that committed so we decide to walk back. It's about a 15 kilometre walk, very easy walking with a nice stretch along the beach of the lake. En route we take a detour to see some thermal waters which are cold(!) so we decide against going for a swim. We like our thermals warm.
On our final morning we are woken at 4am by some wannabe DJ, Hotel California at goodness knows how many decibels and we decide its hell, by the time Celine Dion is singing My Heart Will Go On, we've got a real sinking feeling!
Our return to the mainland and Rivas sees us Costa Rica bound.
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