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Today was all about Nicaraguan volcanoes!

This morning I had the pleasure of diving with a group called Volcano Divers and we did a dive in Laguna de Apoyo, a lake inside the crater of a volcano. One of the best parts of diving with this group is that all of the profits, from the diving and the associated hostel, go towards a charity: The Peace Project (www.thepeaceprojectnicargua.org). This projects is totally focused on access to education for Nicaraguans who may not other wise be able to afford it.

The dive was a lot of fun, 54 minute dive with a max depth of 54ft (the lake is 600ft deep!). The last time I dove in a volcanic lake was in Iceland, so it was cool to see the difference. This lake was mostly void of anything with color, so the pictures aren’t great. There were some fish though and the highlight was seeing the thermal columns of warm water escaping from the heart of the volcanoes. The rocks around would even heat up and were quite warm to the touch. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a nice easy dive and an overall cool experience. Videos of the thermal flows when I get better wifi.

Diving in Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua

Diving in Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua

Diving in Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua

Diving in Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua

Diving in Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua

Diving in Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua

Diving in Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua

Diving in Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua

This evening, I had the pleasure of taking a tour with Danny’s Tours (dannytour.granadaallinone.com) from here in Granada. Danny was born and raised here and it was super interesting to get to talk to him about everything from politics to fishing. He took me to cross yet another item off my bucket list: seeing molten lava. We took a trip to the summit of Masaya Volcano for the night tour. It was pretty awesome. What struck me was the amount of bats flying around in the SO2 and when it was quiet enough, you could actually hear it rushing by. They only allow so many tourists up at a time, in case something happens, it’s easier to evacuate, and you are also somewhat limited because you are getting exposed to the gas, which some people can be really sensitive to. The pictures don’t really do it justice in the same way the pictures from diving don’t but I’m all about the experience and spending too much time with my camera.

Lava at Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua

Lava at Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua

Lava at Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua

Lava at Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua

Lava at Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua

Lava at Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua

Lava at Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua

Tomorrow, I will fly to Corn Island on the Caribbean side and from there, I will take a boat to Little Corn Island, which will be my home for the next five days.

Stubs.