Isla de Ometepe and beyond To think that we nearly missed the opportunity to visit Ometepe! Our original plan was to stay at one of the fincas (farms) for a week, then we changed our mind and went to the Corn Islands instead. Luckily we reverted (almost) to the original plan and stayed at the area of Playa Santo Domingo for 5 nights. Ometepe means 'between two hills'. This is a literal description of the island that is made out of two volcanoes with a narrow str...

We arrived to Granada by taxi from the Managua airport for 36USD; probably considerably more expensive than chasing a few local buses, but worth it, as we arrived to our hotel in an hour. As we appeared at the reception looking forward to settling in and going to explore the town, we were informed that there was a "glitch" and our room was double booked. Out of three nights in Granada, we spent the first one in a nearby hotel in a very hot room; there were also t...

Corn Islands, part 2 We've already moved further down through Nicaragua. As the time goes on, it is becoming more and more effortful to write the updates from our travels. Partly because the tiredness is kicking in and somehow there is a sense of the clock ticking faster and faster as we are approaching the end of our journey. Partly because we were too busy having fun recently with new friends. Partly it's because I've lost that initial spark of admiration at t...

Itinerary: 4 days at the Big Corn, followed by the same amount of time on the Little Corn, then back to the big island for 2 nights ahead of our flight. At the time of writing this entry, the weather is rainy and windy and the boats are not running. How long is this kind of weather going to last? Don't know. Will we get back in time for our flight? Really don't know! The boat is actually a panga boat, meaning a much smaller type of the boat than I imagined. Many...

We read that most people admire the beauty of Granada, but they leave their heart in Leon. We still haven't visited Granada, but we have already fell in love with Leon. However, an important part of the experience was also getting there. The journey from Utila to our favourite town involved an hour ferry trip and a gruelling 15-hour (small) shuttle journey. Even so, we'd still chose this option, in favour of 3 bus changes and having to spend a night at, not-so-g...