We left early by bus for a journey on a boat touring round the lake.
In Winter the temperature of the lake is 3 degrees centigrade. The lake is 120 miles long and 50 miles at its widest point. It is the largest navicable lake in the world.
At 3800m high the lake supports so much life unlike other parts of the world at this height. The lake does this by acting as a temperature guage for the region.
60% of the lake is in Bolivia and 40% in Peru.
We visited the floating reed islands and the people were so warm and welcoming. They invited us into their houses and danced and sang.
Then went on to one of the large islands Torquile and the people were shy. The women wore veils over their heads and the men brightly coloured hats.
Then on to the Yavari, a steam ship built in the UK, carried across the Andes in pieces. It had been visited by Michael Palin in one of his TV programmes.
