Nicaragua: Day Off!

Today the SCAW team had a break from distributions.  It was a sunny and hot (as usual) day, and we were able to see more of this beautiful country.  With two of our translators, Darlene and Marcos, our first stop was the Masaya Volcano.  This is an active volcano and is surrounded by a lava field.  While we could drive right up to the edge of the volcano we had limited vision into the crater itself today due to the gases.  However, it was still a spectacular sight.  We were joined there by Francisco (Paco) Ortega, one of our Rotary Overseas Volunteer Partners, and his family.

After Masaya we made a quick stop in Granada to see the old colonial town, then took a boat tour through the 300+ small islands in Lake Nicaragua.  There was even a small island populated by monkeys.

After a late lunch in Granada we finished the afternoon with ice cream cones to try to help beat the heat.

Tomorrow we're off to our fifth distribution, and 400 more happy and excited children.

Judy for Team Nicaragua 2013
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