{"id":738,"date":"2020-04-01T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T07:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?p=738"},"modified":"2022-04-05T18:28:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T18:28:31","slug":"our-best-days-are-in-nature-hiking-to-waterfall-san-ramon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?p=738","title":{"rendered":"Our Best Days Are in Nature: Hiking to Waterfall San Ram\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We decided to build in a few days in Ometepe, an island in Lake Nicaragua. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-804\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4221.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4221-300x97.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4221-1024x332.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4221-768x249.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4221-1200x389.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-760\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3928.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3928.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3928-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3928-1024x259.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3928-768x194.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3928-1200x303.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ometepe is made from two volcanoes joined by an isthmus (a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land). Concepci\u00f3n is the active volcanos on the northern half of Ometepe, Maderas is the dormant volcano on the southern half of Ometepe.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-738 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=807'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4238.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4238.jpg 811w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4238-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4238-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-807'>\n\t\t\t\tA replica of the two volcanos\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=808'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4250.jpg 811w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4250-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4250-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-808'>\n\t\t\t\tHenry scaling the active volcano\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Our first activity was a hike to Waterfall San Ram\u00f3n. It was intense. It is a 4km hike up the side of the Maderas volcano. It was not an easy hike for any of us. The total trip time up the volcano was 4.5 hours.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-761\" style=\"width: 456px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-761 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3933.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3933.jpg 456w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3933-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the entrance to the hike. The cat is saying &#8220;You shall not pass.&#8221; The boys don&#8217;t speak cat, so we went up anyway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was exciting to finally make it up to the top. The boys swam in the waterfall. We stayed at the waterfall for about 40 minutes.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-738 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=763'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"342\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3947.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3947.jpg 342w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3947-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-763'>\n\t\t\t\tHenry with that usual mischief in his eyes\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=764'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"342\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3953.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3953.jpg 342w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3953-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-764'>\n\t\t\t\tThe water was a little chilly\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We thought the walk down would be easy, but it was not. All of our legs were tired, it was hot outside.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-770\" style=\"width: 811px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-770 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"811\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4002.jpg 811w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4002-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4002-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The boys at the end of the hike. Everyone was in good spirits even though we were exhausted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: NonBreakingSpaceOverride, 'Hoefler Text', Garamond, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000; font-size: 21px;\">Despite the difficulty of the hike, we all had a great time. We talked, played name that tune and told one-word stores.\u00a0 Thy boys had a lot of questions about the lizards, ants, and plants that we saw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The boys napped in the van while we headed to lunch at a beautiful spot our driver Luis picked. The boys tackled a whole fish. They also enjoyed being surrounded by baby chicks.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-738 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=772'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4011.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4011.jpg 811w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4011-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4011-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-772'>\n\t\t\t\tThis kid can sleep anywhere\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=771'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4008.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4008.jpg 456w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4008-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-771'>\n\t\t\t\tHenry was asleep before Lucas, so you know he was tired\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=778'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4036-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4036-1.jpg 811w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4036-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4036-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-778'>\n\t\t\t\tThese kids are not phased by different food. They tackled this fish like pros\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=777'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4033.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4033.jpg 456w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4033-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-777'>\n\t\t\t\tMichael had one too\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=776'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4032.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4032.jpg 811w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4032-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4032-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-776'>\n\t\t\t\tThese cute creatures are everywhere on the island\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Our next stop was Charco Verde Nature Reserve. We spent about 2 hours exploring a butterfly house and finding howler monkeys on a nature walk around a lagoon. The boys were sword fighting with sticks and climbing trees.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-738 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=782'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4079.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4079.jpg 811w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4079-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4079-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=781'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4072.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4072.jpg 811w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4072-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4072-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>On this day alone we saw horses, pigs, dogs, cats, roosters, goats, monkeys, cows, ox, lizards, rabbits, butterflies, fish, turtles, ants, termites, and various birds.<\/p>\n<p>In Ometepe, it is common to have cows or horses in the middle of the road. They make their way from their grazing fields to a water source twice a day.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-738 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=800'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4195.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4195.jpg 811w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4195-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_4195-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=758'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"383\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3917.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3917.jpg 383w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_3917-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Our best days so far on this trip have been in nature. There is something soothing about being outside that we did not notice before in Atlanta where most of our outside time was structured activity or in the city.<\/p>\n<p>The boys are happiest when they are free to roam around outside and explore nature. We are all happier. We can tell the difference between days like this and days we are traveling or inside on devices.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to many more days outside enjoying nature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We decided to build in a few days in Ometepe, an island in Lake Nicaragua. Ometepe is made from two volcanoes joined by an isthmus (a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land). Concepci\u00f3n is the active volcanos on the northern half of Ometepe, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[119,5],"tags":[16,23,24,14,15],"class_list":["post-738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-central-america","category-travel","tag-family-travel","tag-nicaragua","tag-ometepe","tag-travel-with-kids","tag-worldschooling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=738"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":920,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738\/revisions\/920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}