The hostel has an amazing view of the crater lake, and they also have a floating dock, inner tubes, kayaks, hammocks and more. For $8 I got a 30 minute massage from someone who lost his sight at age 15 and then learned massage to support himself (damn good, too!). The following morning I woke up early to watch the sun rise over the crater, then went kayaking, and followed it up with a huge breakfast, and another swim. Simply fantastic - too bad I've got to keep moving.
For any of you out there who are looking for vacation ideas, I think Nicaragua is a great choice. You could spend several days in Granada, and then the rest out here. And it's really easy on the wallet, too. You can get a private room for two for $22 - $27! Ask me for more details if you're interested.
As always, mere words do not do this justice - pics below:
view from the crater's edge bar/hangout area
relaxing on the floating dock. It's a rough life . . .
I love this picture, partly 'cause it's hard to figure out what the heck is going on - good times
sunrise over the crater lake
this guy is making his own fishing net by hand. He's been working on it for a week so far, and when he's done it will be 8 feet long. Talk about patience!!!
the crater as viewed from my kayak
The Crater's Edge is gone-belly up. We are down the road and would love to have visitors come by, at Estacion Biologica. We scuba dive and conduct research on the endemic fish species in the lake. Rooms and Spanish classes are available. www.gaianicaragua.org.
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