Almost tropical

All I have to say is that it was a fabulous week at Lago Titicaca, complete with gorgeous views, incredibly tasty trout dinners, Inca ruins and lots of wandering around. We spent some nights in Copacabana, Bolivia's main lakeside town, and two nights on the beautiful island of Isla del Sol (where, according to the Incas, the sun and moon were born). Although the photos might make it seem like it was a tropical paradise, we've all learned the hard way that appearances aren't always as they seem. At 3,800 meters of altitude, Lago Titicaca was paradise, but it wasn't tropical. Long underwear and a warm hat were a must!

Tomorrow Joshua and I leave from Uyuni for a three day tour of the Solar, the largest salt flats in the world, and a nearby national park. We're going with a great couple of people from Austria who we met on the bus and have since been traveling with. I expect the landscapes over the next few days will be strange and beautiful, and the company fun!

Small village on Isla del Sol where we ate an awesome trout lunch

Really colorful row boats were anchored in the harbors

A spectacular sunset after a spectacular day on Isla del Sol

Katya, Fin and I playing on the stange, modern statue here in Uyuni. Katya and Fin are our new Austrian friends!

Joshua sporting his llama hat and new sunglasses, which he'll use for the trip through the Solar

The very beautiful, moorish-influenced church in Copacabana. People make pilgramages from all over the world to visit the Virgen del Copacabana housed in this chuch. Outside the church, cars and buses were lined up and decorated with flowers and streamers to be blessed by the church's priests.

The views on Isla del Sol through a portal in the Inca Ruins

"Sacrificing" myself on the alter in front of where the moon and sun were born according to Inca mythology... sacriligious or just a silly tourist?

Beautiful views over the Inca ruins