It's been a while since we last updated, but a lot has happened. Ashton's friend Billy and his girlfriend, Rebecca came to visit, and we all headed out to Ometepe, the island with two volcanoes in the middle of Lago de Nicaragua, about 45 minutes from San Juan.

Here's Ashton, Billy, and Rebecca on the refugee-style ferry over to the island. They had people packed in like sardines, and we were sitting about level with the water. All the seats were taken when we finally got on, so we had to sit on a pallet with the cargo. I thought at least one of us would get sick on the 40-minute ferry, but everyone managed to hold their lunch.