Cusco to Copacabana in Bolivia was another overnight bus. Thankfully the journey didn't take us through the Andes so it was a pleasant night of almost full sleep. We changed buses in Puno, just before the Bolivian border, then changed again and filled two mini-buses. Despite the mini-buses being full, the driver stopped along the way to pick up locals. The border crossing leaving Peru was easier than entering. We stamped in and stamped out, loaded our bags back on the mini-bus and drove to Copacabana. The small town rests at 3800m above sea level and is on the edge of Lake Titicaca. The rain was pouring when we arrived so we ducked into the nearest hostel that offered hot showers and a private room for four pounds each. We had a nap and when we woke the clouds had dispersed. Despite being a popular tourist town after the border, there was no ATM in town. Instead we had to queue up at the bank which opened at 3pm and get a cash advance. We had a little wander about and grabbed some grub from a nice cafe. Not long into eating the tasty kebabs the rain returned, heavier than before. At one point we thought the hail stones would break through the leaky shaking roof! Thankfully the fire was lit, euro qualifiers were on the telly and beer was in the fridge so Si was happy to wait it out with me. We ended up staying for hours and began to take note of the decor. Hanging from the picture of Christ was a Man-United scarf! Simon was adamant that Jesus wasn't a scum supporter but who knows! The rain never stopped so we braved it and ran back to our warm beds. Being at such altitude, the temperature gets really cold when the suns not around. We had three blankets on our bed and two on the single bed next to us. Si pilled on the blankets and I did what I do best and hogged them all night long!!! Weather had picked up the next morning so after breakfast we went to look at the Cathedral. Again. like all Churches in South America we weren't able to take photographs. Behind the altar was a ceiling to floor decorated wall. Pictures, statues and fresh flowers were all crammed in. As we walked around Simon spotted a small statue of Jesus as a child and round his neck hung a dummy! Outside, the Cathedral looked very european with tiled roofs and white walls. Across the road was a small market that we quickly looked at. We then decided to walk up the Cerro Calvario hill which is a 150m climb. The steep road at altitude killed me. I struggled to breathe, felt dizzy and got head pains. Si was much better and so managed to make it to the top. At the peak were some gravesites and a good view of the lake, town and snow capped hills in the distance. In the afternoon we walked a little around the lake but found it to be very touristy and a little dirty. It was soon time for siesta! We had tea, chilled and wrote a little bit of our blog. Despite there not being an awful lot to see or do, it was a nice stopover between Cusco and La Paz.