Day 85-86 Isla de Ometepe - Merida After another few bus rides we caught the ferry over to Isla de Ometepe which is an island that was formed by 2 volcanoes rising out of a lake, Volcan Concepcion (1610m) and Volcan Maderas (1394m). We caught a bus to our hostel which was situated on the lake close to Volcan Maderas, which we hoped to climb the next day, in a little town called Merida. The hostel was surrounded by jungle and had great views over the lake wher...

Day 82-84 Playa Gigante We left Granada determined to get to the coast ready for some beach time. We had booked a place in a little town called Playa Gigante yet were told the day before we left that they were full. They suggested to still come down and they could sort us out with something else in town, so we did. After a few different buses and then a very bumpy and slow cab ride in a lowered car struggling along 10kms of 4WD roads, we arrived into a very litt...

Day 81 Granada An hour further south/east is a lovely town called Granada. We entered the town and immediately had a good feeling about it. Again, nice cobble stone streets and a old colonial buildings in bright colours, similar to Antigua. Only one hour away from the big city but just so different. We checked into a great little hostel and asked for a recommendation for breakfast. Kathy's Waffle house which was just around the corner. We walked the few blocks,...

Day 80 - long bus from Antigua to Managua in Nicaragua After much consideration, alittle research and looking at our time ahead and the places we REALLY wanted to go, we reluctantly decided to skip through El Salvador and Honduras and make our way straight to Nicaragua. So we left Antigua at 2am, got to Guatemala city and got on our 17hr bus ride to Managua, Nicaragua leaving at 4am. The bus ride wasn't too bad, with a few naps here and there as well as a few m...