Lago Coatepeque! This was a great day out. Wow!
What a view! This lake was a
volcano crater lake near Santa Ana. We
had tried to go with our group of leaders about a month ago. However, we had so much rain, we did not
go. We were told the roads around the
lake get very muddy. When we arrived we
could see why. We drove around the lake
for about 30 minutes, but could not get an opening. It was all personal residences. We finally found one place that said they
would take us on a boat ride around the lake for a reasonable charge. But, the kids wanted to find a place where we
might could rent a boat or jet skis that we could rent. So we got advice where to go and headed
back. We found one place that did tours,
had one kayak and one jet ski. After a
few minutes the man said he could come up with another jet ski and we could
rent both for 30 minutes. There was an
island in the center of the lake and he said that was enough time we could
circle the island. So, we did it. Christina and Clifton drove one ski and
Leanna drove the second with Dwaine and me in back. We definitely went at a slower pace. Then, we realized we really did not look
closely what dock we left and we had to creep along the shore to find the right
dock. At any rate when we got back, he
said we had 5 more minutes. I said I
wouldlike to drive, so Leanna and I left for my once in a life time
experience. I went a little faster, but
the funny part was the wave attack we had from Clifton and Christina. So, while we had stayed dry for 25 minutes,
we got soaked in the last 5. We were in
astonishment that those 2 would do that!
Ha! If we had more experience, we
would have reciprocated, but alas I didn’t have the wherewithal to do
that. It was funny and fun. Afterwards, we drove back to the entry and
ate at the ‘8th wonder of the world’ restaurant. Clifton and I got fish, the girls chicken and
Dwaine some shrimp. It was all good and
the view was spectacular. It was one of
the prettiest sites we had seen since arriving.
Next, we thought we had time to check out a swimming park that was
famous (at least by Caleb, Della and Clifton), for have hot springs that had
minnows at the bottom that would bite your feet. So, we went there and laughed and laughed at
the dozens of minnows nibbling away.
Clifton, Christina, and Leanna went to go down a few slides, but they
didn’t get far since the park’s closing time arrived. We only were there about an hour and a half,
and had no idea it was about to close.
So, we headed home. Friday night
we had not planned anything at the house, so we came home to watch Panda
2. It was a good movie and the rest was
nice. That just leaves two days before
departure time. It has been a full week
of some good times! Wish Caleb, Della
and Charlotte were here with us!
Lake Coatepeque!
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