Wow..after a slow journey by boat to Isla del Sol from Copacabana (we had two engines but the driver only wanted to use one..is this why I like Bolivia so much?!), we arrived in the little harbour to start our walk across the island.. Fortuitously I had, by chance, met up with Marco, whom I had met in Rurrenabaque a few weeks ago, in the main street of Copacabana the day before and we were both headed to the island the following day.. So, the island is about 9kms...

Left La Paz for Copacabana today.. Crossed the sprawling El Alto and headed west towards the vast Lake Titicaca. First glimpses were breaktaking..the lake is so calm it looks like an iridescent blue desert! At 3,800m above sea level, 8,000 sq kms big and 200m deep, I can see why it was (and still is) revered by the local people..