Hey everyone, I hope all of you had a great Thursday just like the one I had. I started my day taking some photos at Santana beach.

For my surprise, I found my really cool friends Ashley and Walter (and kids) flying with me... Ashley is the only American that has represented Nicaragua in international surf competitions, the famous Chica Brava. And I know Walter, the famous Cabra, since we were little kids living in Managua. Great seeing you guys!!

Granada is the oldest city in the whole Continental Americas, founded and registered as a city in 1524. It has a rich colonial heritage, seen in its architecture and structure. That humongous building in the center is the Granada Cathedral, and the other one to the left is the San Francisco Church, the oldest church in Granada (and Nicaragua) built in 1524.

The next thing you see is Mombacho Volcano (with the Isletas on the background) with its cloud forest that occupies much of its sides and top. It’s a great place for hiking on the several trails around the 4 dormant craters at the top.

A little bit farther you can see Conception Volcano and the shade of Maderas Volcano (bad weather sucks for good photos) the two volcanos that form Ometepe Island on Lake Nicaragua.

And once you start getting closer to the Pacific Coast (like 2 minutes later) you can check out the surf at a couple of good places… Check out Popoyo Outer Reef!

If you are staying in one of our Rancho Santana properties, here is Rancho Santana’s Club House overlooking First Peak at Santana beach (it was low tide so it was not a great moment for a photo).

How about checking Rosada point even before you get to one of the beachfront properties we manage? The house on the left is Casa Rock, right in the middle is Casa Brown and the one on the right is Casa Del Sol.

And right when you are about to finish your flight, you pass right in front of Panga Drops at Hacienda Iguana.

And of course, the perfect tube rides of Colorado! Can’t wait to be in the water chasing those barrels.

And here we are again, four and a half hours later, back at Costa Esmeralda airport, just a few minutes away from the beach. Flying is definitely not a bad way to travel to the coast from Managua (and back!).

Thanks Alex Cuadra, General Manager of Costa Esmeralda airport, for the lift, it has been a great experience!

I hope all of you have enjoyed it as much as I did. Cheers everyone!!