Volcan Mombacho

On Saturday, Karri & I headed to Volcan Mombacho -the volcano which stands guard over Granada. We caught the chicken bus (local bus) to the entrance of the reserva, and started the walk up. Half way up, we were picked up by a local Nica family, who were showing their cousin and boyfriend around. Lucky for us, we got to join them, and so commenced our guided tour of the local sites.

First stop was the Canopy Tours Mombacho. This involved 13 platforms high up in the trees, connected by a zip line (aka flying fox). I was a little scared to start, but after a while soon settled into flying over the trees. The guides encouraged us (more for their own amusement I think) to get a little more adventurous, so had a go at ´superman´(see picture below) and upside down. I had a blast, and think this could be a great tourism endevour for down south in the Karri forrests. Aparrently canopy tours are all the rage here, and I can see why.