Well, maybe not quite, but it sure is spectacular. This weekend we all hopped on a ferry (or a small wooden boat) and shuttled across a stretch of Lake Nicaragua to the island of Ometepe. Ometepe was formed by two large volcanoes: Concepción and Maderas. The larger and more active Concepción erupts approximately every 45 years... and it has been 50 since the last blast. While we were in town we even heard it groan with the pressure several times, even though we though it was thunder at the time.
Most of the hotels are bed and breakfast style and all of the people are very friendly. We even had a visitor in our bathroom (see large toad). I asked the owner if he was going to charge us extra for our 4th guest but he said no because they eat the bugs- "Que suerte! Ellos comen los bichitos."
(Seriously, Mom, do not read on. Just close your browser.) Our choice of transportation around the island, for their ease of use, off roading capabilities and price, were motorcycles. One of us had experience riding the bikes and two more had experience driving a stick shift, so we drove the bikes and the others piled on back. With such little traffic on the island, the only thing to worry about were the cows! 
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