Maderas Volcano Isla de Ometepe

The trip to Isla de Ometepe was enjoyable. We took an early am chicken bus into Rivas to catch a cab to the ferry terminal. Instead of the typical cab, we opted for something less conventional- travelling via a cart being pushed by a local kid on a bike. He pushed, huffed and puffed the whole way until he dropped us 6 km away from Rivas at the Port …

Our full day at Totoco EcoLodge was a mixture of experiences. Marnie, recovering from her stomach "event" took it easy and rested at the lodge. All day… in a hammock…with a book. And a dip in the swimming pool. And a nap. The highlight of the day was finding a snake in the cabin that looked like a coral snake. Eric, the receptionist, …

... Despite being the smaller volcano on the island of Ometepe the Maderas still is a huge volcano, almost 1,400 meters high. The Maderas volcano is dormant and has an altitude of 1394 meters. Its slopes are covered in forest where you can easily spot ...

... a ferry (or "lancha", more like a privately owned large fisherman´s boat) across to the geographically unique looking island of Isla De Ometepe. As our ferry approached the island, it began to look like a scene out of the Lord of the Rings trilogy ...

... the island visiting the local organic farm. Justine and I decided to hire some mountain bikes and do the 38 km cycle around the Maderas Volcano.  We decided that we could probably cycle 10km an hour and it should take us about 5 hours given some ...

... day which included eating pink pancakes for breakfast, I was off on my merry way to a waterfall which is connected to the Maderas volcano. My mood brightened slightly when I saw our new Israeli and American friends appear. It turned out whilst I was ...

Today, we rented mountain bikes and trekked our way around the Maderas Volcano, exploring the really remote areas and towns. No cars, no electricity in most homes and the people travel via horseback. Chickens and wild pigs run the terrain and we came ...

... out to be a great day, one of our best! The beach in Santo Domingo was picturesque, with Maderas Volcano in the distance and the sound of Lake Nicaragua's waves lapping up on the charcoal coloured sandy beach. For lunch we ate at a little hotel on the ...