¿Donde va?

We set off from Copacabana with Jazz, Vicki and Claire for the 17km hike to Isla del Sol.. the birthplace of the sun and the first Inka.. if one is inclined to believe Inkan mythology..

we wandered through small villages, passing the usual assortment of pigs, cows, llamas, sheep, donkeys, pigs, sheep, pigs.. we even took a short cut on an Inka road at one point.

Poor Heather was going pee when a rouge pig, whose rope was longer than heather had calculated, decided to get a bit too up close and personal with Heather.. I had to divert it´s attention with an apple so Heather could finish her business in peace.. we both had a bit of a laugh about that one!

the local kids would run up to us and exclaim ¨¿Donde va?¨.. Isla del Sol we would respond.. well they would say my brother/ uncle / father has a boat and can take you.. only 15 bs.. we politely refused their generous offers, but made a few friends along the way never the less.. it seems that not many gringos bother to take this lovely walk along the shore of the lake to reach the island, but the vistas were stunning making the trek well worthwhile.. we stopped for a quina kola near to where the boats were that take us the rest of the way across the lake.. a local quickly made his pitch and next thing the poor bloke is rowing all 5 of us across the lake to Yumani on the island.. whenever the girls would ask if he was tired he would start rowing faster.. although by the last few hundred meters he definately was waning in his enthusiasim.. we were met on our arrival by a young local girl of about 9 who without prompting became our guide as we trekked up the Inka stairway to the village.. she gave us a bit of a brief tour but was more interested in where we were staying for the night (i guess they start em young here).. we managed to find a nice hostel with views of the lake and sat out on the deck to enjoy a beer as the sun set. -AC