A Taste of the Old Life

Arrived in Granada for a week on Sunday Nov 2. Beautiful historic old colonial city nestled up to the west shore of Lake Nicaragua. The only fresh water lake with sharks. Lots of expats here as this is a choice destination. Loads of restaurants with indoor/outdoor seating, coffee shops, galleries, museums, parks and great for walking around. Old time horse carriages offering an hour tour of the city for $20. Very picturesque with views of the architecture, lake and volcanoes. One day headed to check out nearby Mombacho volcano. Had to park the car near the base, 4x4 only. Was told an hour and half to top walking, ok. Three and a half hours later, with feet slipping on the paved road because it was so steep, finally reached the top. Resting a bit, then hiking the trail around one of the craters was awesome. After slipping and walking down the 4 kilometer steep half  back down, got a ride back to the car, that too was awesome! The next couple days was pretty local without much walking. Other trips were to Laguna de Apoyo, a warm crater lake great for swimming, and a drive up the Masaya volcano. Car got to the main crater, but for a better view took a horse up higher and then walked/climbed up to an incredible overlook. This one is active, the main crater is smoking a lot. It last erupted in 2008.