Well I made it to dawn! I had an internal struggle with my conscious (while cosily pinned down under 6 layers of bedding that weigh enough to trap the less than fully able-bodied) which I lost, so I got up! Turns out it's not that cold and after a short but breathless clamber up a few terraces I find a path to the summit. It is pitch black at 05.55, but a merest hint of dawn arrives soon and within 35 minutes it's light and the warmth of the day to come is perce...

After yesterday's day of inaction we took ourselves off around Isla del Sol. Ok - so around is an exaggeration, let's go with along instead. The boleto widows were out in force, charging 15 bolivianos for access to the (rather arbitrarily determined) northern sector of the island, and a further 5 for access to our chocolate biscuit supplier, all of which means we've been staying in no mans land! Sarah passed a happy hour with the boy in today's photo being sho...

Does what it says on the tin. Book reading, loafing in the sun, maximum effort was supplies trip to buy biscuits - 6 level minutes there and the same back! We waved off Matheus and the Swiss couple - I hope they all have a fantastic remainder of their holidays and safe travels