We woke up to Kendal and Kevin wanting a Jedi fight. I filmed their battle :-) A wonderful relaxing tipico Nicaraguan breakfast at a restaurant at San Juan del Sur overlooking at the water. We enjoyed our stay at Hostel Beach Fun Casa 28 since it was so close to the water. San Juan del Sur is a coastal town on the Pacific Ocean in southwest Nicaragua. There us a lot of surfing and fishing. Pelicans fish close to the shore. A statue of the Christ of the Mercy sits above town on the northern end of the bay.
We headed towards Granada and stopped in Rivas to look at an old Church and to take some pictures. We toured the city of Granada by car in search of a hotel. We chose Hotel Economico. After settling in, we were off on a boat cruise to see the Islets of Granada. When the Mombacho Volcano erupted thousands of years ago, it threw huge rocks into Lake Nicaragua. As a result of this violent eruption 365 islets were formed in front of Granada. The islets differ in size between a hundred square meters and over one hundred hectares. The small islands, in Nicaragua called Las Isletas, serve different purposes. There is a community of about 1200 people living on the islets. Most of the people living there are fishermen. Other islands accommodate hotels or luxurious houses (some of them can be rented). There are also uninhabited islets with only some palm trees growing on it. You can see cormorants, herons, parrots, hawks, vultures, and many other birds. The lake also houses lots of fish. The bull shark once crowded the lake, but this unique animal is nowadays threatened with extinction and barely ever seen. You can see the huge Mombacho Volcano arise right next to the lake. We had fun exploring Central America’s biggest lake. We also ate lunch at El Ranchon with a view of the islets. Kendall and I each ate a full fried fish.
We walked down to the Central Park of Granada in the evening. Beautiful architecture and colors in this city. Everyone had their front doors open and were sitting outside socializing. We have also seen dogs but no cats.
Buenas!
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