6am: Dring Dring... Time to wake up!
6:30am: all packed, ready to hit the road and hike to the south of the island. We were told that the hike would take us 3h. The boat ferry leaves at 10:30am, so we have time.
6:40am: we have crossed the village, walked past the pigs, walked past the sheep, walked past the donkeys and asked a guy for direction... good to go, we start climbing the little mountain. It's hard to breathe, but we are feeling pretty good.
7:40am: we are at the top of the little mountain, and have found the ridge path that runs all along the island. The view is stunning from up here, but we're feeling out of breath for a change!
7:55am: we reach a little hut shielded by a wall. We decide to stop there for breakfast. We bought sandwiches at the villages yesterday evening, but this morning they look gross. Camille and max have meat sandwiches, and I have an egg sandwich. The meat ones don't seem fresh and have a weird smell, so we decide to chuck them, and we share the egg sandwich. The view is spectacular, 360 degrees on the lake, and further to the Bolivian side and Chilian side. It's cold and windy though, so we don't stay too long.
8:15am: we keep walking along the Inca path to the south.
8:50am: we have almost reached the south of the island, when a young guy offers to drive us back to Copacabana with his boat. This would save us 1h30 of pointless waiting time at the south ferry, so we agreed. We walk down the south west side of the island to reach his boat and the view is once again breath-taking.
9:20am: we climb abord the boat
10:45am: we are back at Copacabana. The sun is warm but the air is cold. We have a bit of time to kill before lunch.
11:30am: lunch at one of the beach shack. They all cook the same thing: Titicaca trout! We order one each, and are served 10min later. The trout is massive! We have an entire trout each.
12:30pm: Still have time before the 1:30pm bus, so we stop at a cafe for a "coca mate" (herbal tea made with coca leaves)
1:30pm: We climb aboard the very same bus, with the very same driver. We know what to expect, and brace ourselves to be bored for 5 hours.
4:30pm: Still in the bus, I can't wait to be off the bus as I'm feeling weird.
5:30pm: We finally arrived at La Paz, and I'm definitely feeling sick now. I'm shaking, I've got a bit of fever etc... I thought I caught something or ate something bad, but in retrospect this was altitude sickness triggered by this morning's hike. Headaches, shortness of breath, very queasy... not comfortable at all.
6pm: Back at the hotel, where I go straight to bed for a nap.
7:30pm: I decide to join Max and Camille for dinner although I probably should have stayed in bed. The restaurant we wanted to go to is closed, so we pick a Cuban restaurant in the same street. Ambiance is really cool, tons of decorations on the walls and awesome Cuban music. Food arrives, I had ordered some sort of beef specialty, filled with cheese and ham. Not too bad, but looks quite overcooked!
9pm: End of the day for me, I'm down!
6:30am: all packed, ready to hit the road and hike to the south of the island. We were told that the hike would take us 3h. The boat ferry leaves at 10:30am, so we have time.
6:40am: we have crossed the village, walked past the pigs, walked past the sheep, walked past the donkeys and asked a guy for direction... good to go, we start climbing the little mountain. It's hard to breathe, but we are feeling pretty good.
7:40am: we are at the top of the little mountain, and have found the ridge path that runs all along the island. The view is stunning from up here, but we're feeling out of breath for a change!
7:55am: we reach a little hut shielded by a wall. We decide to stop there for breakfast. We bought sandwiches at the villages yesterday evening, but this morning they look gross. Camille and max have meat sandwiches, and I have an egg sandwich. The meat ones don't seem fresh and have a weird smell, so we decide to chuck them, and we share the egg sandwich. The view is spectacular, 360 degrees on the lake, and further to the Bolivian side and Chilian side. It's cold and windy though, so we don't stay too long.
8:15am: we keep walking along the Inca path to the south.
8:50am: we have almost reached the south of the island, when a young guy offers to drive us back to Copacabana with his boat. This would save us 1h30 of pointless waiting time at the south ferry, so we agreed. We walk down the south west side of the island to reach his boat and the view is once again breath-taking.
9:20am: we climb abord the boat
10:45am: we are back at Copacabana. The sun is warm but the air is cold. We have a bit of time to kill before lunch.
11:30am: lunch at one of the beach shack. They all cook the same thing: Titicaca trout! We order one each, and are served 10min later. The trout is massive! We have an entire trout each.
12:30pm: Still have time before the 1:30pm bus, so we stop at a cafe for a "coca mate" (herbal tea made with coca leaves)
1:30pm: We climb aboard the very same bus, with the very same driver. We know what to expect, and brace ourselves to be bored for 5 hours.
4:30pm: Still in the bus, I can't wait to be off the bus as I'm feeling weird.
5:30pm: We finally arrived at La Paz, and I'm definitely feeling sick now. I'm shaking, I've got a bit of fever etc... I thought I caught something or ate something bad, but in retrospect this was altitude sickness triggered by this morning's hike. Headaches, shortness of breath, very queasy... not comfortable at all.
6pm: Back at the hotel, where I go straight to bed for a nap.
7:30pm: I decide to join Max and Camille for dinner although I probably should have stayed in bed. The restaurant we wanted to go to is closed, so we pick a Cuban restaurant in the same street. Ambiance is really cool, tons of decorations on the walls and awesome Cuban music. Food arrives, I had ordered some sort of beef specialty, filled with cheese and ham. Not too bad, but looks quite overcooked!
9pm: End of the day for me, I'm down!
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