We set off this morning after my Spanish class for a tour of Ometepe. A mini-bus was rented and the whole family came along.
One goal of this trip was to give us a bit of an idea of the layout of the island and the main goal was to take the family on an outing to Oja de Agua, a couple of natural spring water pools. The water is crystal clear!
The smaller, upper pool is where Berta says the water comes in. It is believed that this is water that comes from Volcan Concepcion. The water is not hot by any stretch of the imagination but it is wonderfully refreshing. I enjoyed swimming here and was trying to find where, exactly the water was coming into the pool but it is certainly not evident. The water just comes pouring out at the end of the lower pool so there is a lot coming in from somewhere.
As you can see by the photo, Eileen enjoyed the sun but did not go into the water. She was not feeling very well and later was up-chucking in the bushes. After getting rid of whatever was bothering her system she felt lots better. We stayed there quite a while and most everyone indulged in swimming and playing in the water. There are changing rooms and a bathroom with flushing toilets. One almost had to climb a mountain to get to the toilets but when you need to go, you need to go. They pump water from the pools to use in the toilets and, no, it does not get pumped back. They have a septic system... we asked!
This adventure took most of the day and we just spent the evening hanging out in the lobby/restaurant of our hotel. The mayor came in with a bunch of people to have a birthday dinner. We gave him a hug and birthday wishes and I also took a few pictures for him. One of the guys we had met at the pools was among the party goers.
Lots of members of Berta's family came down to look at the days' pictures and by the time everyone left it was just about time to go to bed anyway.
Eileen is very busy writing up a positive review of our hotel so she has nothing to add to this blog at this time .
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