Monday 5.7.2010 day 264 Isle del sol We got up at 7:30 and organised our boot trip to the Isle del sol. It cost $B20 ($Aus3) per person for a full day trip. We then grabbed a quick coffee and got on the boat. Once we got on the boat we realised it was not what we were expecting there were about 10 rows of 6, the seats where old school chairs nailed to the wooden floor. Every seat was full and there were about 20 people sitting on the roof of the boat and then the crew of about 3. There were two out board motors and the captain (I do not think he had a boating licence and the boat was not licensed) sat at the back of the boat looking around the side ... read more

Saturday 3.7.2010 day 262 Floating islands We got up a 6am and had bfast at the hotel then were picked up for our tour. I think the Peruvians deliberately make all the tourists get up early. There were people from all over the world there were New Zealanders. Swedish, English, American, Spanish and Argentineans. Two of the guys were riding around South America on motorbikes. First we went to the Floating where the Iros people live there about 50 of the islands and the people make the islands then selves and separate them if they do not like their neighbours or join up if they want to be new neighbours. So you can never tell how many islands there are. They still live very traditional lives. They have been floating for centaurs and there are no ... read more

Thursday 1.7.2010 day 260 Train back to Ollantaytambo and then min bus to Cuzco We had a 9am train and the ticket said that we had to be at the station at 8:20am. So we got up early and had bfast and then walked to the station and waited for the train. First the Inca rail train came and it is the very expensive one. It only had a few ppl on it and it called last call about 16 times there must have been a missing person as it also left 15 mim late after some one walk on late. Our train came was had a few spare seat so we got a window seat together and saw the fantastic views all the way. To our surprise the train went all the way to Ollantaytambo ... read more

Tuesday 29.6.2010 day 258 Sacred valley and Train to Aguas Calientes We had to get up at 7am today to have bfast and get to our sacred valley tour. We had to pick up out train tickets as the agent did not drop them off the day before. So we got to the travel agency and they did not have the tickets so we said we need then now or we want our money back so she phoned someone up to pick them up. They came and dropped them off but then the girl said that she was not going to show us to the buss we asked and asked and then she said we get it out the front. But that did not seen right and if we missed the buss that was going to ... read more

Sunday 27.6.2010 day 256 Our last day in Lima We had our first altitude sickness tablet today ready to go to Cuzco tomorrow as it is 3300m high you can get Altitude sickness especially if you fly it take your body a while to adjust so it is better to take the tablets rather than getting sick and not enjoying out time there. If we feel ok after the first few days then we will stop taking them. We woke up and saw the F1 race in Valencia it was fun to watch as it was not that long ago then we actually drove on the track. It was very sad to see Webbers crash. After the race we went to bfast. Then we went shopping and lunch. There was a Argentina v Mexico world cup ... read more