Granada and the Masaya Volcano

Chase and Julie made it here safe and sound! We were/are so excited they got here! They are so fun and we love having them here!

They got in late Friday night and then on Saturday we were off!

We drove to a really fun, quaint town called Granada. It's off of Lake Nicaragua and has some really fun old Spanish architecture. We ate breakfast at Kathy's Waffle House, which was surprisingly wonderful!

We then went on a boat tour of Lake Nicaragua. The lake has over 300 tiny islands that people will build anything from a dirt floor house to a mansion on.

In the distance is Volcano Momotombo - which is an active volcano.

There's also one tiny island that had 2 different types of monkeys on it. Out boat guide thought it would be cool if a monkey got in our boat. But I'm of the opinion that I don't need a monkey that close to me!

We then drove to Masaya Volcano. It was a pretty cool experience. We hiked up to the top of 2 different volcanos and learned about them. We also went on a tour of 2 different caves filled with a gajillion bats. I think everyone should be proud of me for getting rather close to bats.

We clearly looked awesome the entire time!

At the end of our hike/tour, our guide took us to the edge of the volcano and we could see the reflection of the lava (so basically a red glow). It was pretty cool! All of us had the same thought -- that in the states, they would never let you do this - which it made it even cooler!

It was a wondeful day, filled with fun family and memories!