This island is pretty unique place, formed by two volcanos in the middle of Lake Nicaragua. Its only just over an hour's taxi ride from Granada – and another hour by ferry. We stayed in a fabulous cabin just outside the main town on the island. The German owner was quirky, as were other guests there, but we had a lovely time. The sun was shining on our full day of activities – so much so that Bernard and I got rather burnt. (It still surprises us that despite our fantastic tans, we can still burn so easily.) We hired scooters and set off to explore the island – 16km into our ride, mine broke down, so Bernard stayed with the scooter whilst I drove back to town. An hour later problem was solved – the owner's brother was to be our guide for the day, so he took me on his motercycle and Beranrd continued on the scooter.
We saw lots of stunning birds, capuchin monkeys, howler monkeys, iguannas, lizards and butterflies. We went swimming in the “Eye of Water” water natural spring which was great fun, had a lovely lunch on the beach between the two volcanos, and finished off the day looking at a green lagoon and a sandbar that has created a natural pier with great views of both the volcanos. We enjoyed a few beers, played cards with others, and were pleased that the weather showed us a little kindness whilst we were there. Because for the four days after Isla de Omtepe it rained constantly – to such an extent that we even bought an extra half-day accommodation in Granada whilst we waited for our 3am nightbus to Guatamala City.
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