Its a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll!

Leaving our host family we walked back down to the boat with Isa. We had only been here one day and night but it really did feel like forever. We now knew the paths and as we passed the donkeys in the fields we looked them in the eye and thought.. was it you who brayed all night and kept us awake!!!

Luckily we didn't know!

Felt strange to be on the other end of the farewells, so many times we have hugged our B & B guests and wondered when we will see them again but this time we were the ones leaving!

A short trip this morning but it contrasted greatly with the day before which had been a calm placid lake... today the waves rolled and the boat pitched. Its ok Edwin told us, our captain is very experienced and knows all of these waterways. BUT within five minutes an old fellow who somehow we had picked up to give a lift back to Puno was driving the boat and the Captain was asleep up on top of the boat!

Only an hour trip before we got to Taquile and we were all relaxed telling stories of our homestay, when suddenly the boat tilted and the boat hook and oar shot forward and then as the boat righted itself the boat hook shot into the sea.... the Captain awoke, leapt to the back of the boat and looked balefully out... only to turn to us yawn loudly and then back to the sleeping post!

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Docking was interesting as the captain, his mate and Edwin scrambled to pull the boat into dock with no pole but somehow we did it and suddenly we were on shore and heading up, up up!

Gorgeous blue sea behind us and winding path ahead of us ... another altitude and attitude moment.