We are now in the Amazon jungle in northern Peru as I write this, so lots of catching up to do. First, Lake Tititcaca and the home stay, which was on 22nd May! We were to be picked up in the morning to be driven to the port, but were quite surprised when we emerged from the hotel, to find a fleet of bicycle rickshaws waiting for us! Luckily for the poor guys peddling, most of the journey was downhill. When we got to the port, there was a little market where we w...

Another early start, as we left La Paz at 7am. Breakfast was supposed to start at 6am, but when we got there, there was only one very sleepy Bolivian guy setting out the buffet, one item at a time, so there was cereal, but no spoons, or milk. Then there were coffee cups, but no coffee. ..... Oh well, never mind, the view from the dining room, on the top floor, had a wonderful view of the city rooftops, El Alto, and the snow capped peak of Ilimani, Bolivia's highe...