Today I was up at 5:30am ready to catch my 7:30am bus to Copacabana. I was feeling a bit sluggish and soar and the definite difference in altitude is apparent - last night I found it quite difficult to breathe at times due to the fact we are up at 4000m. I went to go for a shower in the morning and unfortunately the shower was broken and only burning hot water was coming out, I pleaded with the guy working to let me use another shower and after half an hour he agreed. However by this time I had only 5 minutes to shower as I needed to make my way to bus terminal. Luckily I made it on time and I boarded the bus with about 15 other passengers ready for Bolivia. The bus ride was quite scenic and after about 2.5 hours we arrived at the boarder. I got my exit stamp from Peru then walked over to the Bolivian boarder where I got my Bolivian entry stamp - however only for 30 days to my suprise, looks like I will have to go to La Paz immigration to get the 90 day visa. Back on the bus and 10 minutes later we were in Copacabana - a tourism officer boarded the bus and started collecting some visitor tax from all the tourists, unfortunately I didn't have any Bolivianos yet but seen as I was seated at the back of the bus I ducked my head and he didn't notice me. I headed straight for the tourist info office got some info and then went looking for a place to stay. I wondered around for a while and found some pretty budget accommodations, I ran into a German girl who I agreed to come meet back up with later in the day so we could check out the town together. I headed to the market for lunch and straight away found the traditional dish of Copacabana Trucha (Lake Titicaca Trout) how could I resist and after wondering around and asking at a few different stalls the lady gave me salad, plantanes and fried Trucha for $1.50 - amazing as I was told the cheapest you could get it for was $6. I had planned just to stay one night here in Copacabana but I already feel like I could spend atleast 2 or 3 nights here. At 3pm I went and met my new German friend Louisa and she turned out to be a really nice girl who had just finished her teaching practicum in Chile. We walked down the Main Street and I decided to buy myself a hat as the sun here is really intense. Next we went and sussed out boat tickets for the our Isla del Sol trip - Louisa can only spend a day on the island but I will probably spend 3-4 nights out there as I have heard there is lots to do and it's very peaceful. We booked for the 8:30am boat tomorrow and then made our way around the cape and up to the lookout. Somehow we had gone a little wrong and found ourselfs way off track but had fun doing handstands on an old jetty and amazingly Louisa even have the handstands a crack. In the end we had to scale up the hill and it proved quiet a challenge - only to find there was a paved track on the other side. The views were absolutely breathtaking and we watched along with about 20 others as the sun set over the lake. After taking loads of photos, chatting with a few people and waiting for the dark we headed down the hill. I went and had a shower and amazingly it was super hot - a thankful suprise as in Louisa's hostel there was only cold water. At about 8 we headed out for dinner and decided to eat at a little local restaurant - we had a local dish called Salshena? (Similar to a meat patty but much thinner and bigger) with it came a delicious vegetable soup, a local drink, salad, rice, potatoes and a fried egg - all that for just over $1 - God I already love this country. After dinner we wondered around but everything seemed to be closing so we called it a night. I am so happy to be travelling again and here in Bolivia - country number 54, the people seem friendly, the food is good and it's unlike anywhere I have ever been before.