Granada

Hey Guys! 

As our year-long trip started to draw to a close, we headed for Granada. Our friend and classmate, Steve K, lives here and works for World Vets. He facilitates veterinary work in the field of needy communities of Central America. He organizes the trips that put veterinarians and veterinary students in the field. There is no shortage of animals that need to be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, hoof trimmed or teeth floated. Hats off to you, Steve. 

Here is a picture of us relaxing on the shores of Laguna de Apoyo with him. I am terribly behind on the blog, and Steve has moved on to a new international developement project in Peru- still with World Vets. 

We did some kayaking on the shores of Lake Nicaragua. There is an egret in this picture. 

A monkey jumped onto the kayak when we got close to one of the islands. She is a senior citizen, and lives on an island. Monkey's don't swim, so she lives off the food the people bring to her. 

While in Granada, we toured the Flor de Cana distillery. This is one of Jared (and his dad's) favorite kinds of rum. We are tasting some 30 year old rum in this picture. Plus check out the beard!

Gazing at Cerro Negro as we sip rum

Remember when I was talking about those naughty Somoza's in the last blog? This is the Masaya Volcano, and this is where you ended up if you spoke out against the regime. Some very dark stuff indeed. Standing at the top of the crater and gazing down into the lava lake sent chills up my spine as I thought about this fact.

I highly recommend coming here at night, where you can see the lava lit up, glowing intensely. If you watch long enough, you get treated to bubbling lava explosions.

This is a little random, but sometimes we would go to really bougey places that the 'fancy' backpackers went to. I'm sure this coffee cost less than it would in Canada, but we still thought it was quite a splurge.

Can you believe it? Our next blog will be our FINAL blog for South America. No time like the present, right guys?

Until Next Time!