Ometepe Island reminds me of a prank birthday cake we gave my father for his 40th. Ometepe is basically a small strip of land with two volcanoes reaching for the sky, Concepción and Maderas. While only lasting around 20 minutes, the local ex-school bus trip from the ferry terminal to…
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groovy Granada
/ 11/03/2013Granada is a beautiful city featuring quaint streets filled with brightly coloured walls, great restaurants, market stalls in the central park, excellent cafes and coffee. Several of us loaded up on a huge day of sightseeing with local guide Ramón, starting with the Masaya Volcano. We stopped by the museum…
coming down in Comayagua
/ 07/03/2013As with all great destinations, their charm is usually half to do with the hard slog to reach them. As such, moving on from Roatán Island bound for Granada meant a two-day ferry and bus journey broken up by an overnight stay in less than salubrious surroundings in Comayagua. I…