Oases (is that the plural of oasis?)

In 'Hostel Oasis' in Granada I bumped into a couple of Australian guys, Ben and Rich, who I had first met a few weeks back when I was climbing Pacaya, and who had driven down from the States in a car they bought in San Diego.

I joined them on a day trip to Laguna de Apoyo, another lake formed in a collapsed volcanic Crater, whose depth Jacques Cousteau failed to discover because it overstretched his instruments, and which remains unknown to this day. Allegedly. It is a beautiful, tranquil spot and remains largely undeveloped, so as you swim out and float in its warm waters and look around you, all you see is dense green foliage.

The following day we took a boat tour of Las Isletas - 365 tiny islands spattered into Lake Nicaragua by a volcanic eruption, and just off the coast of Granada. Not much to write home about, they were nonetheless interesting to see, not least for the fancy pads belonging to Nicaragua's rich and famour, including one lovely development owned by the family at the head of Flor de Caña rum - huge in Central America, and acknowledged worldwide as a good tipple.

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Alex Kent on September 28, 2007 from Granada, Nicaragua

from the travel blog: On the Varieties of Nature

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