I cannot believe i missed out this part of my trip! I was just going back a few posts and discovered this was missing. I won't place it in the right order (between Peru Hop - Puno and Peru Hop - Cusco). My bad.

Anyway, from memory, we got to Puno harbour around half seven in the morning and boarded the boat. There were two groups of about twenty, and i was sat next to a young English girl from Oxford. And hats off to her, she travelled, and knew how to do it. She would work for a few months, save up the money, then go travelling a few months! And then do it all over again. So here she was, in Peru!

After about half hour out, we stopped at the floating islands. And yes, that's exactly what they were. Made from the reeds that grew here, handmade islands with houses, schools and farms.

The groups got off the boat for this part of the tour and their little history lesson. I stayed on the back of the boat, just enjoying the bobbing up and down on the water. It's been a while since i was on a boat. And this fresh water lake was so big (about 150 miles at it's widest point) it felt and looked like a sea. Massive.

We continued on our way to the island of Tequile. This time we all disembarked and took a slow walk up the hill to the main centre. There was a market offering nick nacks and handmade crafts. I bought a wristband - this would be my Peru token as Hugo was my American. Then some of the villagers did a dance, and then we all went for lunch.

After an hour or so, we headed down the other side of the island to greet the boat. The journey back was at least an hour and a half, and i was amazed by how green the coastline was once we reached the mainland.

The boat ploughed through the marsh lands before docking back in Puno. It was only a half day trip, but one i would recommend.

That is Bolivia on the horizon!