Isla Ometepe

Volcanoes: Cool
Volcano in the middle of a lake: Supercool
Two volcanoes in the middle of a lake: Knock me over and call me Dr. Evil cool...

Yes, Isla Ometepe is actually two volcanoes joined by a smallish causeway in the middle of a lake. I would say the journey from Granada to Merida, Ometepe is about 70km as the crow flies, but the journey took at least 12 hours. The main reason being that the ferry over to the island chugs along like an asthmatic geriatric and the roads on the island are glorified dirt tracks. But after the long journey arriving at Hacienda Merida was priceless. Situated on the lake, with palm trees, monkeys and crocodiles I just managed to catch a sunset right in front of the volcano. Eat your heart out Mastercard.