We left at 3:45 p.m. for our tour of the islands. Lake Nicaragua is huge, and the islands were formed by volcanic activity. Some were inhabited, some were not, and a number were for sale.
It is a good idea to be fairly wealthy to buy one, since it requires a boat, etc. as well. We saw the ferry boat, and an old one no longer in commission.
Several of the islands had monkeys. The one we stopped at, didn't have a lot of monkey food, so they were anxious to be fed. One monkey jumped into another boat, and became aggressive. We couldn't chance that, since our four-legged 10 week old puppy Elda was with us. Also saw lots of birds and fruit trees, and no sharks or turtles.
Returned to the mainland, and traveled to a secret restaurant.
We were the only gringos there. The fish was freshly caught and fried. The appetizers were delicious. We tried to guess the contents of our cocktail....but still don't know.
The return to the hotel launched us into the preparations for the Miss Hotel Spa Granada beauty pageant. There were excellent dancers from Managua for entertainment. The girls were lovely. They had cheering sections, one of which included many drums. Perhaps that is why their contestant won. She was lovely, and had a saucy personality.
Sleep was difficult, as the celebrating/partying went on late into the night. Next time, I will get my own drum.
Willa
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