In Rivas I decided to take an extra 15km round trip to San Jorge down to Lago de Nicaragua with a fantastic view of the 2 volcanoes Concepcion and Madera which are located on Nicaragua’s largest island. Lake Nicaragua is one of the largest lakes in Central America. The lake has more than 300 islands. The locals call it ‘freshwater sea’, as there are tuna and sharks in that lake, which usually can only survive in salt water.  The beach and lake was all mine, as none of my fellow riders took the extra burden of some additional kilometers.

History meets modern!

97.3km – 567m up – 505m down – 3936kcal

Today’s stage takes us away from the Pacific Ocean into the heart of Nicaragua. Along a good gravel road we ride through fertile farmland to Rivas, which is 25km east of San Juan del Sur. From there we ride northward bound on the Pan American Highway to Granada.

It was a pleasant ride in the bright sun light, although the wind was blowing into our faces almost all day. The trucks and busses on the Pan Americana are very respectful, usually they give a light horn when they approach from the back and leave enough space between the cyclists when they pass.  A final climb around Volcano Mombacho and a nice downhill finally brought us into Granada, a nice and busy town in the old Spanish colonial style.

Lisa is enjoying her ‘Mango delight’ at the lunch stop, whilst most of the other  riders are already chilling down at the ‘el Club’ in Granada.

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