Day 3: Granada Excursions

solid day so far. flipped over the front of my bike and bloodied up my elbow and palm racing Shawn and Bardillo. We were on our way back from the Islet fishing excursion down the 2 + mile rocky dirt road. Could have been a lot worse but I employed some evasive manuevers and a good tuck rolled up to my feet.


Bike ride to some of the Islets right near Granada to do a little fishing.

The days catch! Hard fishing. Just using worms on about a size 2 hook. So many small fish, they'll strip the hook about 99% of time. Found a sweet spot after awhile and contributed to the days bounty.


Local families elder mujer cooking up the catch, Maria Antonia.



Straigt to the oil. Descaled and gutted.



Bien Provecho! - Plantains are the banana look alikes here. Good tasty solid meal.



The way to come and leave. The rainy season washes though driveway out, they said it was a couple feet higher. Right now it's at a height where its just low enough to make it challenge to get the rickety boat to and fro.
Flipped the bike on the way back. Made to back to Leo to return his bikes and headed back to the Hostel for wound treatment and water. Close to 3:30 so missing the tour to Masaya Volcan - instead try to do it ourselves. Head north after finding the bus station. Similar to Belize these cheap public buses double as school buses so it ended up taking some time. Got dropped off at the Masaya crossroads about a 10 minute drive from the volcano with the sun getting low - 4:30. Found a taxi and haggled a price while traffic honking in the extended row behind him. Made it to the volcano with seemingly time to spare - however - apparently they close thbCe entrance at five to anyone not in a tour group! It was 5:06! I would have definitely haggled but my Spanish is crap for that.
Hit the next bus back to Granada, after we stopped at an 'On the Run' gas station.
Pretty chill night - went back to the Gringo Calle(road) - late and hard try to fight local 'off the beaten track' food. Although we did find traditional dishes. The meal so far is Indio Viejo. Shawn ordered it again, except this time is was way better.
Crushed up corn tortillas, beef, onion, and some spices and maybe some other ingredient - all mushed up into almost a soup.


$20 each - bikes/guides/fishing/fish prepared by local family 9 til 3
street market prices:
desayuno
18 C /6 eggs
10 C /small bag chilies
20 C /2 sandwich loafs
15 C /tomatoes
9 C bus from Granada to Masaya
120 C taxi Masaya to Volcano
9 C bus from Masaya to Granada
$7 Hostel rate
24 C /belmont cigarillos
15 C /coca-cola classic
250 C /shawn and I meals and couple Tonas (50C tacos/ 90C indio Viejo)
20 C /hostel tona