a flipping long walk ...worth it though


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November 29th 2006
Published: December 7th 2006
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freezing cold here at nightfreezing cold here at nightfreezing cold here at night

had every warm item of clothing on plus the lama hat and gloves....freezing !
We stayed in copacabana for a few nights on the edge of lake titicaca, wasnt that nice really bit like skeggy beach full of rubbish and not that scenic there were a few nice cosy bars though.

To get to isla del sol we though we would take the scenic route and hike supposidly for 4 hours and catch a boat accross. The walk was amazing with view of lake titicaca all the way. There were a few steep bits so alot of huffing and puffing was coming from me as usuall.

Got the boat accross from somewhere beginimng with y. some old man rowed us accross it took half and hour and god did i felt sorry for him, i would have helped but i was that knackered from the hike there was no chance. got dropped off on some rocks much to my horror had to walk up hill yet agin for another hours and a half to the hostal, took us probably 8 hours in total and i moaned about 6 of then as had hurting foot swolen gum and tonsilitus so i was glad to find one of the nicest hostals with a perfect lake
bus transportationbus transportationbus transportation

this is how the bus travels accross lake titicaka to copacabana. not your supposed to get off and get on a passenger boat however me and hannah failed to understand this and stayed on!!
view and gorgeous room to accomadate.

Ate loads of fresh lake titicaca trout here another bonus worth walking for. The sun sets were out of this world on one side and on the other side you could see snow capped mountain...perfect!

this is where the incas believe the sun was bourne or something, there was an inca path and some rouins, we didnt treck to see the ruins though as had to get the boat back the next day plus i was buggared from all that walking before and was refusing to walk no further!


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cute kidscute kids
cute kids

these kids dont come cheap you have to pay them for a photo!
view of the sunset on illia del solview of the sunset on illia del sol
view of the sunset on illia del sol

this was one of best sunsets ive seen yet and the best thing is this view was from our hostal
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sun se t

the sky turnes so many different colours its wicked
the long walkthe long walk
the long walk

views were amazing from copacabana to the place we walked to to cath the boat
relaxing at lastrelaxing at last
relaxing at last

out hostal was more like a hotel right on the cliff top with stunning views


20th December 2006

Hola
Some good photos there- I reckon you had a professional photographer travelling with you all that time! jx

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