So, back in the day a (still active) volcano exploded to form islands throughout Lake Granada. The Peace Corps was kind enough to send us on an awesome boat tour around these islands, most of which are the vacation compounds for very wealthy Nicaraguans.
A gorgeous flower the boat driver picked that smelled a lot like a gardenia and was the length of my arm...he revealed it like a magician with a cape, as it looks like a stick at first then bursts out like a bouquet.
The large mountain-looking thing in the way background is actually the volcano with clouds around the top...it's whole top is blown off, so it is flat on top.
Again, the peak in the distance is the volcano (COOL). Also, there are the only freshwater sharks in the world in this lake. According to our Environmental Tech. Trainer, this is because the lake was once connected to the ocean, and as the water from the ocean slowly (over thousands of years) drained from the lake, it was again very slowly replaced with water from the rivers. This gave the sharks time to adapt. I thought they were small sharks, but they are bull sharks, meaning I will never be swimming in this lake, ever.
Trouble. Monkey, monkey Island.
Very friendly monkeys who were not afraid to climb into laps and search pockets.
Beautiful homes along the lake.
Katie, thanks for the updates! Keep 'em coming! I'm so glad to hear that things are going well and that you're finally learning more about what to expect in the next two years :)
ReplyDeleteThe pictures are great, and Lindsey and I loved the Monkey, monkey island shoutout. We miss you tons. Can't wait to hear from you next
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