One afternpon, I took the boys and Hunter on a great ferry ride, through Las Isletas. There are about 360 small islands in Lake Nicaragua, just outside of Granada city center. It is believed these Isletas were formed via the last eruption of Mombacho Volcano. It was a beautiful afternoon. And, it was a locals activity. Most tourists take smaller boats, with personal guides. We opted to view Las Isletas the local way... Why no pictures? Especially after I...

Colin and Patrick are big baseball kids. However, this summer, due to travel plans, they will not be playing on their respective tournament teams. Reagan is pretty happy about this - she won't be driving them to practice every night, and our family won't be spending all weekend/every weekend at various baseball tournaments. But that doesn't mean the boys don't miss their baseball. So our second full day in Granada, our new friend Marvin told us the Granada Ti...

Here we are at the top of a church bell tower. My hair hasn't been this short since 7th grade! Colin also rocked the full buzz cut. Patrick went for a bit more style on top. The view from the top of the bell tower are amazing. That's another church over our shoulders. We also got our first views of Laka Nicaragua from the tower. We've been told not to swim in Lake Nicaragua. Unfortunately, it is very polluted in Granada. Down on the southern part of the ...

So when you're about to spend a month in Central America, what the first thing the men folk need to do? How about BUZZ CUTS. We found a 'barberia", and 2 out of the 3 of us had a blast. Colin and I were laughing our butts off. And, either we were making the other patrons were either laughing with us, or laughing at us. Patrick made me promise to take no pictures of him during the process, and to not embarass him. I succeeded on the picture front; not so sur...

and they saw the 100 meter pool inside the courtyard of this little blue shack, they realized all was right in the world! We are staying in Casa Yalula. It is a classic, Central American colonial architecture home. You enter the small facade, into a large salon with a beautifully tiled floor. Then, you enter the main courtyard, and main part of the house - the ultimate in indoor/outdoor living. Along the left side of the courtyard is the swimming pool. Next...