Granada

Granada is the major tourist destination in Nicaragua. Mitch and I would visit Granada every chance we got during our 4 month “New Horizons” tour with the National Guard. The Spanish Colonial city has cobble stone streets, and beautiful architecture. It sits on Lake Nicaragua, which was formed after a volcanic eruption closed it off from the ocean. Making it home to some interesting fish, like the freshwater shark. The eruption also left 100’s of little islands in the lake some have been developed with small guesthouses for rent. A few years ago we went on a great kayaking trip through the islands and saw some cool hotels and one island home to a bunch of monkey’s.

This visit was a bit of a let down. It has rained pretty hard both days we have been here, keeping us hiding in the hotel. Which isn’t all bad, we always seem to be tired after riding the motorcycles so much. A couple days of rest gives us time to update the website. Finding time to ride, film, edit, blog, keep the voting page updated, and upload from (sometimes painfully slow) Internet cafés can really wear us out.

Nicaragua also seems to be going through a power crisis. Both Managua and Granada have had daily power outages while we have been here. In Granada it has been happening at night. Even in a welcoming city like Granada it can be eerie walking around at night with no streetlights.

--Ryan