2007 December, Ometepe, Lago Nicaragua, Nicaragua

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(more bike pics by special request from the Big Man :)

Ancient ceremony for the sending off of unused toiletteries bags		the rest of the ceremony is secret & could not be photographed
The first stretch of road from Granada to the Costa Rican border is rough, so much so that I lost a bolt holding the fairing to the frame	a local teller mechanico sorted it in minutes ...	and as we passed Ometepe island we couldn't resist visiting & so turned back
any old iron ?	the local trabadores make quick work of shifting the bike onto a slippery deck
There's not a lot holding the bike on ...		one assumes that the passage will be on a millpond
	that's my 'not too happy about this' look	the lake gets lively & Sara sits it out
whilst Scouse holds the bike in place with his booted foot	wary that the bike will slide over on it's side & slither into the watery depths, the crew apply more tethers :)	so Scouse can enjoy the view
volcans Concepcion (left) and Madera (right)	we fire off into the night, but roads on the island are potholed, rutted, if any vehicle has lights then they're playing games, and animals wander without lights too ...	so we retrace our steps & find a local gaff
	the place wasn't too deer
	further around the island the road deteriorates into a corrugated dried mudbath
but natives are friendly	and views are good
	we settle for a cabana by the lakeside