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I was in La Isla de Ometepe 10 years ago. Robert had never been there, and he wanted to hike Volcano Maderas. Michelle and Theo joined us for the weekend trip to Isla de Ometepe. Alansito came as well, of course! Friday we got everything ready for our trip. Allan took us in his Land Cruiser on Saturday morning and we made arrangements to take his vehicle on the ferry to the island. Our first stop was Charco Verde Reserve. We met a local man from Isla de Ometepe while on the ferry and he gave us a tour throughout the reserve. We saw a howler monkey trying to catch our attention from a tree.

After that we went to El Ojo de Agua, the only natural pool on the island with the most crystal clear water that I have ever seen in my life. It was gorgeous and we had lunch there for a good price but note that you need to order it 40 minutes before you get hungry due to extremely slow service! On our way to find a place to sleep we passed by a beach called Playa Santo Domingo and we saw amazing views of Volcano Concepción through the windows of Alan’s car. We tried to find a place to sleep close to Volcano Maderas because Michelle, Theo, Robert, and Alan wanted to hike up it. So we tried to stay at Finca Magdalena but we could not stay there… why? After they showed us the rooms, Michelle and I just laughed out loud… it was incredible, just incredible. It was buggy, dark, and smelly!

We finally ended up staying the night at La Omaja. The owner was very kind to us and the food was very good. The next morning, Michelle, Theo, Robert, and Allan got up early in the morning and got ready to hike the volcano. In the meantime, Alancito and I went to visit Mr. Burro, a donkey, at Finca Merida. He was troubling the people by trying to drink their coffee as he wanted to share their breakfasts with them.