Day on the Isla el Sol

The hotel room we had was lovely. First time, I think, I´ve had a sheer rock face complete with a tree root for a bathroom wall. The shower was at best extremely tepid and weak. At worst, it was very cold and weak.

Never mind - the view from the bedroom window was worth every single Inca Step and drop of frozen water. We had a lovely bay window with 3 big windows, all overlooking Lake Titicaca. After the storm of the previous night, the air was lovely and clear. Had a leisurely breakfast, during which we discovered that walking up the Steps had finished off a number of the group, so some people were staying at the hotel all day. I elected to do a half-day walk rather than a whole day, so went with the group along the ridge and terraces to the ruins of Titi Kala, where the virgin from the Island of the Moon and her intended would have arrived for their marriage ceremony. The happy couple would also have the opportunity to spend their honeymoon here. The ruins are in better shape than those on the Isla del Luna with clear rooms and alters for offerings. A legend says a tunnel linked the two complexes. Pablo showed us where it supposedly was. Apparently archaelogists did, indeed, find a tunnel, but it did not extend very far. Certianly did not extend to the Isla del Luna...

After exploring the ruins, the group split, some like me were doing half-day and the others, including Rob went on for the all-day walk. I walked back with 2 others along the terraces. We had stunning views. and it was a very timeless view - the locals still use donkeys and Illamas for transportation. The women carried babies in slings on their backs. The going was not at all hard and the path was pretty clear. We were very leisurely. It was a really pleasant walk with blue skies, blue waters on the Lake and a slight, fresh wind. I also had plenty of water to drink.

We had yet another storm that night, but no loud claps of thunder. The menu had not changed much from the previous night. Soup and trout from the lake, which was, again, delicious.

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