Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world at 3,820m above sea level. We all took tuk-tuk's to the port of the lake, where we boarded a small speed(?) boat and set off. Joseph, our local guide was very informative, if not a little close-eyed. hah! We had been out for perhaps 30 minutes when the boat putted out and we had to transfer. Typically, Callum left yet ANOTHER pair of sunnies behind. I believe the count at this point is 4. We stopped at Taquile Island for lunch, where I bought a woollen cat headband, and took a stroll around the rest of the island to digest.
That evening we had a local homestay with a family near the Lake. Turns out, our "family" was 3 kids who's parents were AWOL so were running the place. It was pretty cool, our abode was a mudbrick house and the kitchen was a little fire on the floor. It does not get more basic than this. We spent the evening playing card games with the kids (who, can I just say are the biggest cheaters ever) and eating a really massive and delicious meal that the eldest of the children had whipped up for us. The night was cold, and for warmth we were provided boiled water inside coke bottles, to place at our feet in bed. Did the trick!
The morning was spent harvesting potatoes, feeding worms to chickens & devouring pancakes. Unfortunately Royo, the 8yr old boy had to go to school, and that was our queue to set off again. But before we did, we took a whole bunch of polaroid photos and gifted them to the kids. They were both exstatic, and a bit confused as to how the photos were made. I found that really funny actually, seeing as they knew exactly what the little digital camera was - how backwards!
Back to Puno for the night, for a dancing show with dinner. Day 32 of a 36 day tour, time goes so fast.
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