Granada is one of the most popular tourism spots in Nicaragua. There's a beautiful colonial yellow church on the main square and a long street of hotels, restaurants and tour offices in red, yellow, green and pink. There's actually tourists there, which we all found weird to see after being in El Sauce, where we were "it." We also felt like the street seemed a little ... fake. Signs were posted in English and O'Shea's was offering mashed potatoes and Irish beer. That was nice, but not Nicaragua. These people were missing something; we found it.
We also took a boat ride of some of the 365 tiny islands in Lake Nicaragua, formed by one of the times the Masaya Volcano blew. Rich homes with giant roofs poking out of the trees were on islands beside small, wooden homes owned by families who have had them for decades or centuries, and one of them? Is Monkey Island. A vet helped out some monkeys who were being let go from a zoo, and he gave them a mini sanctuary. We pulled right up to them for a look as they scampered out on the branches, looking for a handout.
We convinced the driver to stop so we could leap into the lake for a quick dip — how many times can you swim in Lake Nicaragua?!!
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