My first incident happened a mere 10 minutes after I set foot on the isla de Ometepe. Some crazy old man asked me where I was from. When I told him I was from Boston, he accused me of lying - "but you don't have a Boston accent. Care to change your story?" A little while later someone else I was travelling her with said he said she had a nice nose, and when she said thanks, he said "you're welcome" . . . 12 times! Welcome to Ometepe.
Day 1 was spent settling in to Ometepe. I stayed at some crazy organic farm where I slept on a hammock for $2.50. Day 2 was the aforementioned volcano hike. It left from a different farm, anbd as soon as I got there I recognized it - I'd visited it with my family on our vacation to Nicaragua in 2003. I switched to staying there, and was very glad about my decision - the farm was gorgeous, and in the evening everyonee would gather on the porch and chat, drink beers, and play cards. Very chill. Plus, they had internet!
On day 3 I rented a bike and rode all around the island. I biked to a hostel right on the water, went for a swim off the dock, and then kayaked to this island which was aptly named "monkey island" - I didn't go onto the island because apparently the monkeys were aggressive, but enjoyed the view from the safety of my boat. I also biked to this amazing natural swimming pool named Ojo de Agua. To get there I had to bike through a field where three dogs started chasing me! I turned back and yelled "No" really loud, and that seemed to stop them. Good thing, 'cause I wasn't carrying my protective anti-dog stick! After watching the sun set behind one of the two volcanoes, I hurried back to the farm, trying to get back before it was completely dark. I ended up having to walk the last half mile, but that was great, because on the way back I saw hundreds of fireflies putting on their own light show. Not something you normally see in DC!
Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. I left the following morning for the city of Granada. Luckily, Granada was awesome, but that's a story for another day. (Literally. I'll post that entry tomorrow). Pics below - enjoy!
on the ferry with volcan concepcion in the background
this is definitely not what I expected when I ordered fish soup!
the inhabitants of monkey isle
cool scene of a random house on Ometepe
sun setting over volcan concepcion
I love this sign - no vendors in the ladies room! (not what they intended to say, but it can definitely be read that way)
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