Day 19 Wed 12/04/06 Said goodbye to our Mamas, it was a wonderful experience to stay with the families, they have a very tough existence, but are so friendly and happy. Sailed for 3 hours to the reed islands, which are entirely made of reeds and float in 18m of water, take up to a year to build & have to have new reeds added constantly or they sink, but can last up to 10 years. Then sailed to the next reed island on a reed boat, which they let me have a go row...

Day 18 Tuesday 11/04 Bicycle taxi ride to the port, where we buy our gifts for our family visit tonight. Lake Titicaca at 3,820m is the largest lake in the world above 2000m it is beautiful and like the mediteranean along its shore and huge 170km in length so you can't even see land on the horizon on some parts. Our Mamas meet us when we landed and took us to there simple homes, one room was just full of guinea pigs!!!!!. Played football against the locals which ...