floating islands on lake titcaca were cool, i´ll put up some pics when i get a chance (most of the PCs in south america are so old, they don´t have USB!). there are about 30 floating islands in total and the tourist ones survive on selling the alpaca (like a llama) weavings and embroideries.
got burned again on my hand on the boat, i must have missed a spot. the burn was on a spot that was already burned, so it´s now so red that it looks like a birthmark! i also have a massive cold sore that only started in the morning, but by the time we got to arequipa it had covered half my lip. i think it´s the sun or something... anyway, i now look like a scabby homeless knacker, as i´m peeling from everywhere, have a birthmark on my hand, a massive coldsore and haven´t shaved in a while. but on the brightside, my belly is feeling great!
we were wrecked after the 5 or 6 hour bus trip from puno to arequipa (we used julsa buss - very good and cheap - about €6), so when we arrived at casa de avila hostel we were well chuffed. it is a beatutiful hostel and has everything you´d need - en suite, cable TV!!, free brekkie, hot shower, etc. we desperately needed a chill night, so we ordered pizza and coke and watched CSI all night! it was the first proper meal we had both eaten in days so we went to bed with a big smile on our faces. also, it´s the 1st hostel that isn´t like sleeping in the middle of the red cow roundabout with noise and beeping - made a nice change. staying here 3 nights and looking forward to it.
