So many of you already know, but Lake Titicaca is on the border of Peru, it is said that Peru has Titi and Bolivia has Caca... we really enjoyed the caca part of the lake!
We awoke in Copacabana with our plan for a three day trek out to Isla del Sol, it is a relatively easy hike from the city to Yampapata where you take a boat across to Isla del Sol which is the main attraction. As we were hiking we kept our eyes out for fellow travelers to share a boat with... and we came upon Ingrid and John... from the UK and they were doing the same trek as us. We talked politics and world travels, they have been married for 26 years and are loving life at the bright young age of 78! Yes I said 78 years young! They truly inspired us to continue to enjoy life to the fullest... You can see them in the picture of Tito helping the local woman row the boat we took to the Island.
Once we got to the Island we hiked a bit further and set up camp... it was definitely one of the most scenic campsites we have encountered on our travels so far. There is also a picture... We awoke the next morning and headed out early (they don't call it Isla del Sol, Island of the Sun for nothing!) We arrived to our next destination by 11 AM... way ahead of schedule. We enjoyed some ruins just before the hoards of tourist boats arrived to see the same thing... then we headed to our final campsite of the trip a nice quiet cove with livestock grazing along the edge. Some local young kids sat down and just stared at us for awhile and a Burro came over and wouldn't leave Tito alone.... it was an amusing afternoon.
Next day we got up and walked to the boat launch to get back to Copacabana. We just missed the cut off and almost had to wait until late afternoon to take the boat, but we hooked up with another traveler and snagged a ride on a private boat.... That traveler has turned out to be a great friend, his name is Nacky and his from Puerto Rico we met up with him that night for our last night in Bolivia... we enjoyed ourselves greatly at a local restaurant and then were invited to a birthday party of a woman named Roxanne from Argentina. We enjoyed music and a fire with people from all over south america and the U.S. it was a great way to say farewell to our favorite country so far! We boarded a bus the next morning, very tired and it took all of 10 minutes to get to the border of Peru, where our bus driver proceeded to sideswipe a car because he was trying to squeeze by a delivery truck. After a slight battle of words, we were on our way in PERU!
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