The first night we stayed in a place near the ferry dock named Hotel Ometepetl for $15 USD. It was okay, nothing special except that we had a television for the first time in a long time that recieved fuzzy yet watchable reception. It was more than good enough for us to watch some spanish versioned Family Guy and Simpsons episodes. But after one night, we decided to switch and ended up at a place named Hotel Sinai for $8 USD. Cheaper and actually not too shabby.
The first night on the island we relaxed, ate pizza, drank some beer, and watched a bit of television. The following day after switching hotels, we rented a motorcycle for the day to explore a bit of the island. After a quick refresher on how to change gears, and map in hand, Mari and I set off to circumnavigate the island and take in the little towns dispersed outside the main thoroughfare of Moyogalpa.
View from the ferry as we approached the island.
Look at this little cutie with her pet bird. The children on the trip are literally killing us with their inherent cuteness.
As Mari and I were cruising around on the motorcycle we passed this duo placed in charge of the herd.
We stopped off for a quick swim in Lago de Nicaragua at a little beach called Charco Verde. And I mean little. It was tiny. But I kept hearing that the lake waters are high, so perhaps the beach simply disappeared for a bit beneath the depth of the water. The sand is black, with bits of polished quartz flecked within. Upon leaving the beach, this is the view of Volcan Concepcion we encountered. Nearly rid of its hat cloud and visibly spewing smoke.
The sunset right at the ferry dock, setting over the Lake. I took this pic as trucks full of plantains were boarding the ferry back to San Jorge.
Ometepe was a great stop, and what a unique location in the world. A twin volcanoe island in the middle of a giant lake. How much more picturesque can it get?
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