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Granada was somewhat wet while we were there. Although we've been on a holiday for near enough four months now, we took the opportunity to have a bit of down time in a lovely hostel to unpack our bags and do our laundry (which to be honest was well overdue). Granada has so much to offer in history, architecture and general atmosphere but with the rain teeming and a need to fix some lingering illness we didn't actually do that much.
Visa concerns meant that we've pushed on to Omepete, which is dubbed 'the land where fairytales are made'. It's a small island in the centre of Lake Nicaragua which has been made by two volcanoes. During the ferry ride (which was quite comfy) you can see one of the volcanoes appearing on the horizon showing scars of lava flow surrounded by lush, tropical jungle.
The one thing that stands out it how safe the island feels. People are very friendly, living in 'typical' Latin American housing, riding on horses or chicken buses but have the most up to date mobile phones. Funny when you're on a bus, with a stranger's bum in your face and a girl is
Old house.
The town is made up of beautiful old Spanish colonial buildings. playing the bangles on her Sony Ericson. The music here is brilliant, it stuck in the 80's, playing George Michael/Bangles/Blondie. It takes great restraint not to sing along at every opportunity.
At night, the sounds are something out of Bear Grylls. It's the closest either of us has come to staying in the jungle. Just having a beer or something to eat is an adventure with every flying and creeping insect around. You can also having a chat with a centipede whilst on the loo. Why not, eh? The frogs, however, are the main backdrop to any night here. Their chorus is a loud, hauntingly low sound that makes them feel a 1000 times the size they actually are.
Well, as mentioned, our visa is running out. We've got to leave in a few days, off to Costa Rica. Both of us agree that Nicaragua is a very special country and possibly one of our favourites so far. We're going to be quite sad to leave.
Muchos quesos y amor
S&S&W
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Well it looks as though you've had a spell of civilisation for a few days!! Yes, we remember the noise the frogs used to make in Malawi. 'ittle Willy is certainly going to be the most widely travelled lemur on the planet that's for sure. Hope the next leg of the trip is as enjoyable as the last. Keep safe. lots of love. xxxx