Laguna de Apoyo

March 20, 2016

I was really looking forward to beating the heat at Laguna Apoyo, a volcanic lake just outside of Granada. I caught a morning bus towards Managua, and got dropped off at the Laguna turn off. From there I hitchhiked in a pickup up to the top of the crater and down to the lake.

There's a couple resorts that offer day passes, so for $6 I got to use their facilities.

Funny little kayak boats.  Like a paddle boat, but you´re peddling a bike instead.

I paddled around in a kayak, and lay on it in the sun for a while, jumping overboard every 15 minutes to cool off and wet myself again.

Back on land I napped in a hammock for a bit, and enjoyed the granola bars, cookies and water I had with me.

View from my hammock

I paddled around once more in the water, using a lifejacket as a floaty toy. I could sit sideways on it and the panels acted as chair and backrest.

Then another truck to hitchhike back down, and I ended up paying him what my bus fare would have been for him to take me all the way back to town.

It was a rather successful day, no big transportation mishaps or getting stranded anywhere. And I got to float and enjoy a cooler breeze than in sweltering Granada. The next day I left and headed to Leon, which was thankfully slightly cooler, and had some epic adventures.