Copacabana

13th of May:

Slow start, I was going to Copacabana with Jimmy, and he didn't wake up till around 11 or 12, so I spent the early day walking around La Paz. Eventually Jimmy got around, and we took a taxi to the cemetary, where the buses for Copacabana leave. So we bought a ticket each for 20 Bs. (just under 3 dollars) and boarded the bus, which was a 4 hour journey, only split by the river crossing at one point, where everybody gets out, takes a boat, and then rejoin the bus on the other side.

Once in Copacabana, we found a very cheap hostel, which despite that is very highly recommended in both the Lonely Planet and Footprint (Empenador or something similar). We then went out and booked our tour to Isla Del Sol the following day, ate dinner and went back to the hostel and slept early.

14th of May: (Lake Titicaca pictures)

Jimmy and I both woke up early (went early to bed), and went for a wonderful breakfast, a giant ham and cheese omelet with bread, followed by a fantastic meat and egg sandwich. Jimmy and I then went down to the boats, showed our ticket and were shown towards one of them. Onboard I saw Cameron and Monica (from Potosi and Pampas), but they went upstairs to set on the roof, while Jimmy and I sat inside the boat. We sat in front of a Dutch couple, whom Jimmy talked with for most of the two hour trip, while I listened to music.

We arrived on the island, and first saw a very... Modest museum, and were then guided around the first part of the island by a local (for 5 Bs.). The island is beautiful, and beautifully located. The walk from the northern part back to the southern part (where we were to be picked up) is a 3 hour walk, up and down along the mountain-like ridge of the island. Most of the way, we had the company of the Dutch couple, which was very nice.

Eventually we made it to the end, and sat down for a sandwich, the four of us. But time was a bit scarce, and since the Dutch couple were staying on the island for the night, Jimmy and I had to go on to get the boat back, which we managed succesfully. We also survived the 2 hour boatride back (that boat, is INCREDIBLY slow), chilled out for a little while, before we had dinner, where our starter was a cheese and garlic pancake, which numbed out tasteuds to such an extent, that the pizza which was our main course, was completely tasteless.