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Published: March 30th 2006
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Bolivian Immigration
Fill in the card (as the bus bumps along it´s easier than it sounds)... So yeah when we last left it we were leaving Cuzco the next day... We´ll spare you the details of more sickness but suffice to say it´s happened but we´re ok!...
Left Cuzco Saturday 25th. 8 hours to Puno. Hotel.
Left Puno Sunday 26th. 3hours down Western coast of Lago Titicaca.
Arrived at Bolivian border Sunday a.m. Was a bit of an experience, certainly doesn´t compare to the sour-faced jobsworthies at Heathrow immigration... Tumbled off the bus and stumbled towards a house / hut to get our ´exit´stamps for Peru. No signs, no checks, just a chain across the road.
After crossing the border (which crosses the lake with Peru on the West and Bolivia on the East ish) the bus carried on to Copacabana where we stayed for 3 days.
Copacabana is just a small ´resort´in a bay on Lake Titicaca and we found it a welcome change from Cuzco with far less hassle, touts, gringos etc etc.
Explored Copa for a few days, took a canoe out on the lake, enjoyed some lake-fish and generally relaxed....(Besides the hiking!)
On Tuesday we took a boat to the Isla Del Sol which lies a
(In)migration
Chaos as buses unload and everyone gets the necessary stamps on the Peru side... Bye Bye Peru couple of miles off the ´mainland´and is home to nothing much apart from some ruins, sheep & llamas and some great views. The islands are 15km north to south and we took a boat to the north and did the walk to the south over the day.
Yesterday we left Copa for La Paz (3hours.) Was a bit of a shock to find out decentish hotels are quite ellusive but after a few hours wandering around we took the bull by the horns and checked ourselves into the ´Presidente´5star badboy and have a great room with all the necessities such as jacuzzi and massive T.V, 2 bathrooms (one each) and a conference suite (just what we need)!! All for the price of a B&B at home. LOL! Oh yeah they´ve also got a buffet all you can eat breakfast which we (Chris) are/is using to full advantage. Apparently its the highest 5 star hotel in the world....
Anyway, will probably stay here for a few days (doing the death road bike ride on saturday hopefully) and then heading into the Jungle.
Over and out.
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Mark
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Cleaning toilets
Great to see you both looking so well, despite the illness - great photos, can we see the toilet cleaning saga continue when you get home chris!