Granada

Our last week in Nicaragua has been fun and busy!!  On Sunday after church we headed to Granada where we met up with Grandpa, Jeff and Carol.  We were so excited to see them and show them the country that we've come to love.  We met them at Hotel Granada and got checked into our rooms then headed out with our tour guide Juan to see the Islands of Lake Nicaragua.  We had done this tour the last time we went to Nicaragua but it was one of our favorite things so we were happy to do it again with them.  When we went to Monkey Island Lucy was especially friendly this day, we brought along some coconuts which she and the other monkeys loved.  She sat on our laps and ate and climbed all over us, it was way fun. 

We tried the Gellato shop in Granada, it was good but not as good as the one in SJDS

Enjoying the boat tour

When we win the lottery we'll be calling this number.  This Island even had a few monkeys on it.

Enjoying some coconut water at a locals home on one of the islands.

Lucy made herself comfortable on the boat and went from person to person to see who had the best stuff.

Just like everyone else in Nicaragua, Lucy sure liked Logan.

 

Just chillin eatin a banana

Fort of San Pablo built in the 18th Century to protect the city from pirates.

 

After the island tour we went back to our favorite restaurante, La Claraboya, and had another amazing meal. 

The next morning we were picked up once again by Juan and we headed for Laguna de Apoyo.  On the way we stopped at Masaya for some shopping.  It was a little crazy at the mercado there.  LOTS of people trying to "help" us and some were quite obnoxious in the process.  In the end we bought a few things and gave our "helpers" a tip and headed to Laguna de apoyo.  It was beautiful, we swam in the lake, played on kayaks and tubes, jumped off the docks and then grabbed some pizza for lunch before we headed back to Granada. 

 



We got our car and headed back to SJDS.  On the way we stopped at the orphanage and visited Dani and gave all the kids some gum and jax.  Dani was super happy to see us and once again Logan didn't want to leave her. 

Handing out gum to the boys who were all doing their chores (aka cutting down weeds with machetes)



After a few minutes Dani came from school to see us.  This is her and Logan who ran to each other and hugged.  It was pretty sweet.

 

 

It was kind of sad to leave her but luckily we were able to set up a shuttle to bring her and some of the other kids to San Juan on Sunday so we were able to spend some more time with her and some of her friends.