Day 13: 13/7/12 Got the bus to Cusco which left at 7am. These people really don't know how to sleep in! There are little stalls of food on the streets and lots of people seem I eat their breakfast there- always groups of people around in any town we've been in. No breakast rolls in the stalls though- fruit, juices, sandwiches, eggs. The countryside around puno is different to that in Arequipa and colca. Still lots of hills, but there isn't much stone. There are...

Day 12: 12/7/12 Happy birthday Mam, hope you had a good day! Went on a day trip to lake titicaca today. At the harbour there were boats and people everywhere, obviously all doing the same kind of trip. We went to the Uros islands first. They are unbelievable. They are floating islands that the Uros people make themselves. You can actually feel them bobbing in the water when you stand on them. There are reed things that grow in the lake and they use them for ev...

Day 11: 11/7/12 We were up bright and early to get our bus to puno at 6.15. They were to collect us at the hostel. After an hour, we were kinda wondering where they were! The girl in the hostel rang up and it turns out the bus to puno leaves at 13:15. We were booked on the right bus but given the wrong time. So we were up before everyone else in the hostel-hung around looking on Facebook and vibered Shell for a while. Then, we decided to make use of our extra ...

Day 10: 10/7/12 Woken up at 5 this morning with a wake up call at the door. We had breakfast and then hit the road again- we were gone by 6! Everyone up bright and early round here. We were heading for Cruz del condor bit passed through lots of countryside and villages first. The guide also told us lots of history and information- so here's what I can remember!! Colca is like a province and there's a colca valley and colca canyon. In the valley there ate lots ...

Day 9: 9/7/12 Slept in d 6-bed dorm last night. When muireann got in she said it smelled like the juice farts, whatever green stuff they were having. She was not impressed. One girl had done the colca canyon trek and said it was mighty. Were ot trekking tho. Two others in the room, but didnt really see them cos they were out late. Chatting to a family of germans in d kitchen aswell who were trying out sauces they bought in the market- very spicy it seems!! Up ...