📌 Our journey to Ometepe was eventful, a local chicken bus (prev USA buses converted to public buses). It was packed a little warm but a nice little insight into the local public transport of Nicaragua. We then caught a ferry over lake Nicaragua to Ometepe island, a beautiful island with 2 large volcanoes protruding at the North and South.
📌 We were staying at a guesthouse local community which had a lovely lakefront view and a nice bar. The group was separated amongst several local family houses, where we would have dinner and breakfast. It was part of a local moment but also giving money to local communities. The rooms were very basic and many of things that were outside, were inside, much to Chloe's dismay ☺️ Thankfully we had some mosquito nets, however this didn't stop me waking up with a large swelling/suspected bite on my forehead.
📌 During our stay we lounged around at the bar, went to a sunset viewpoint, enjoyed some nice cold beers ($2-3 bargains), and we decided to do a cooking class with one of the women. The class involved making Empanadas with a delicious vegetable and chicken filling. It was a beautiful island, unfortunately we didn't get the chance to climb the volcano but we definitely admired it from all angles.Read more
Jan 4–6 in Nicaragua ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C