It's all over

Well, we have now come to the end of our 21 day tour. In some ways it has felt like we have been on tour for ages and in other ways it has just flown - I guess it means more of my holidays have gone and I really want them to last forever.

As with the last few e-mails things have been busy. From Puno we did an overnight trip to Lake Titicaca - the highest navigable lake in the world. There are a number of islands on the lake and we visited one called Taquile Island, where traditionally the men sit and do all the knitting of hats, gloves etc and the women spin all the wool.

We then took our boat to the island of Amantani, where we stayed with a local family. It was a very interesting insight to their lives and it is the one time so far I really wished I had spoken more Spanish to try and communicate more, but with their bit of English and Spanish and my pathetic Spanish we managed a few conversations. As well as dining with the family, we also got dressed up in the local clothing - for girls 2 skirts, a colourful top and a belt like corset that made it very difficult to breathe while getting to the dance hall.

We are now in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, and the city is not really what I expected but it is certainly a very busy and thriving place – and luckily it’s very cheap so I have been doing a bit of shopping!!! We are here for another 4 days and will just chill out a bit before we head back to Santiago.

Take care & I will try and send an update from Santiago.

Keep on smiling!

Cathy