Today was a fun day at the "Quinta Las Peckitas" ( a quinta is a vacation home, and Peck is Karla's mom's maiden name) on Granada Lake, also know as Lake Cocibolca. The lake is beautiful and is guarded by Mombacho, a once active volcano. Lake Cocibolca is the only freshwater lake in the world that has sharks-yes, bull sharks. (makes me NOT want to swim; although I'm told that the sharks are only in the very middle of the lake) It is interesting because the lake actually appears more like a small ocean, with its numerous waves that come to shore. The lake has over 360 islets that were formed when Mombacho last spewed lava into the water. I have read that the little islands are quite beautiful, and look forward to exploring them soon.