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.
