Leon

This past weekend, Tim and I met up with the other UD volunteers at the city of Leon (pronounced lay-own) for 2 days and one night. The city had many interesting things to offer; including volcano boarding (we did not do this). We did however have a great time at the beach at las peñitas, about an hour bus ride out of the city. Once again, this was a tourist location so we had some good old American food (cheeseburger never tasted so good) and met other English speaking people. The beach itself was beautiful and you can see in the pictures.



The black sand and rocks are due to the area's volcanic origins. Pumice and other volcanic signs are common place through Nicaragua which still has many geologically active sites.



We stayed at the beach for a few hours before heading back, taking the time to enjoy ourselves and relax. That night we all went out for dinner before turning in for the night.

The next day was more or less uneventful as we had to leave early, but we first looked around some of the local markets for anything interesting, though most of it was the same type of trinkets we encountered in Granada.

I'm not sure what this next week will entail. I know at some point before we leave we want to see the volcano at Masaya which is still an active volcano with many interesting sights to offer.