The way to Amantani took about 3 hours but the time passed fast as I had nice company. A Chilean couple, a Chilean history teacher, two German girls who were volunteering in a Peruvian orphanage, two American girls who also volunteeered, a gay hairdresser from Barcelona and his friend, a Japanese who spoke little Spanish and English but made an effort to communicate, Susanne from Berlin and Ryan from Washington state... we all met on the roof of the boat and exchanged travel stories, plans, suggestions...
Our guide seemed a bit of a kindergarden teacher, telling us to use sunblocker, drink water etc. but he was friendly and enthusiastic about the lake and the traditions and I decided to join the group on the programm.
The last half an hour was pretty shaky, the waves got higher and everybody felt pretty bad... We had to leave the roof of the boat and go downstairs - which made it even worse. Everybody was relieved when we finally arrived on Amantani - and island that from the lake looks pretty mediterranean! Greek or Croatian... you wouldn't guess it is in Peru :-)
Chilling on the boat with Jorge, the hairdresser and Rodrigo, the history teacher...
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