This was our relaxing day on Ometepe and it was a lot of fun. We spent the morning at the butterfly sanctuary where they breed a variety of butterflies and house them in a large greenhouse along with some tropical flowers. I enjoyed walking around trying to get photos of the butterflies and flowers, but was very excited to see the turtles in the pond. After we had our fill of butterflies and flowers, we headed for the beach. Taking a leisurely stroll around Laguna Charco Verde we saw many lizards, howler monkeys, and spiders. At the far end of the laguna was Lake Nicaragua, where we spent some time playing on the black volcanic sand beach. After lunch we headed to Ojo de Agua, a freshwater spring that has been turned into a resort for tourists. Having channelized much of the water there is now a long swimming pool with a rope swing. We had fun playing around in the water, but the real excitement came at closing time when we found a turtle tucked up into a hole along the bank. Justin, the man who organized our entire trip, has liked turtles since he was a child and wanted to take photos of them with me due to my growing interest in this taxonomic group. We had photos of both places we saw turtles this day. It was a great way to end a rich visit on the island of Ometepe.
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