We arrived in Granada in the late morning and checked into our hotel - Plaza Colon and we were pleasantly surprised as to how beautiful the hotel was. One blemish on our arrival was when the clerk let us know that we should purchase some extra alcohol as the whole country wouldn't serve any alcoholic beverages starting the following evening (Saturday) until Monday morning as the elections were to take place on Sunday and the government didn't want any drunks to vote. I don't think that would fly in the US!We had a wonderful lunch in the square and walked down the promenade all the way to the lake.
Once we turned around to head back we noticed the incredibly dark blue sky which was a sign of something rather wet heading our way. Oppps... we weren't sure if we were going to make it back downtown before the storm started but that didn't stop us from taking our time... and getting drenched just as we neared the square. We had to wait for the storm to pass in one of the restaurants with several cocktails... could be worse huh? Once the rained stopped we ventured into the local liquor store and purchased (at first 2 bottles) of rum (I send Chris for one more the following morning).
The next morning we signed up for a kayak tour around the plentiful isletas in the lake and a hiking tour of Volcano Mumbacho. The rest of the time we spent by our pool drinking and relaxing... what could be better. This was a very very relaxing part of our vacation.
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