Volcano Boarding Nicaragua by exotic Chicken

My dad and I went volcano boarding on Cerro Negro in Leon Nicaragua.  The hike up the 728 meter volcano takes about 45 minutes to an hour.  At the peak you can see El Hoyo and Telica- the other volcanoes in the vicinity.  Before 1999, Cerro Negro was a volcano like all the rest. During the explosion, boulders and lava flowed to one side and sand, pebbles, and ash went to the other making a suitable slope and texture for volcano boarding. Since then volcano boarding has become a popular adventure sport for adrenaline junkies.  Just before going down you put on some ridiculous looking one piece overalls, a surgical mask, goggles and gloves. Then the fun begins!!  You simply sit down on a plywood board with a rope handle and zoom down.  The hill is very steep and you go very fast.  Your speed is controlled  by leaning back, sitting up and by digging your heels into the sand.  Travelling at 30-90 km/h, it takes 1 - 3 minutes to get to the bottom.  I could barely control my speed and I went farther than all of the adults on the tour. Once you are moving though, it is not as scary as it looked from the top or the bottom  the mountain.   Volcano boarding is a fun adventure and you can only do it on Cerro Negro in Nicaragua.