Archive for February 27th, 2007
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
Amantaní to Copacabana, Bolivia
Sandwiched between the styrofoam-stiff mattress and a press of woolen blankets, Mel and I awoke early and refreshed to the song of birds and the occasional bray of donkeys.
Gladys, our host, set an egg breakfast for us in preparation for our morning departure from the island. Thank yous all around, we scrambled between their adobe houses, along the rock walls, and down the recently-cemented path to the dock, hoping to grab the first boat directly to Puno. There are however, separate systems in place for tourists and locals—thankfully in this case tourists can and do include other peruvians—we were quickly herded away from the local boat that began to fill and fill and fill with locals headed to Puno, quite literally until the boat swarmed with people, hanging in places onto the gunnels.
