Best day yet! Got up early and took our cameras out to photo the city before it got too congested.

Came back to the hotel for breakfast. Had to switch rooms (hassle!) then our driver arrived to take us to Laguna Apoyo.

Amazing! Spent the day at San Simian resort—tiny little resort with about 5-6 casitas, great view of an amazing lake in a 23,000 year-old crater. Huge crater (4 miles across) filled with fresh, geothermal warmed water. Fantastic swimming.

We immediately met a cool couple—Rick and Diane from Nevada City, CA, sort of near Tahoe, I think. They were staying in one of the casitas there. They have been EVERYWHERE. They have special full-sized road bikes that they can take apart in 30 minutes and put in their suitcases, so they take them to Europe and everywhere and just see the world by bike. Maybe a little older than us. Great salsa dancers! They may or may not have recently biked around Cuba–rebels!

We talked about everything—including family, politics, religion and the pros and cons of the war on drugs. Then we walked up to their casita for some salsa music and dancing. Here’s some MUST SEE hilarious video–love the suggestive moves and semi-perverted grin at the end.  

When we were leaving we chatted with these two Swiss guys, and they were hilarious. One about my age (very fit–marathon runner) and another older guy (who was gimpy since he ruined his knees playing pro hockey). Our ride was waiting so we had to cut it short. But then when we were having dinner Cafe de los Suenos back in Granada, they came walking by. We insisted they sit down and chat. It took a little persuading, but they finally did. The younger one, Vivi, was really engaging and we had a wonderful chat about Switzerland vs. America, challenges of modern society, Mormonism, family. Just a great guy, and another world traveller. Then we walked down and had gelato together.