Day 7 Cusco-Puno

Wow - long straight sealed roads we leave the mere 3400 meters of Cusco region and start heading  back up to about 3800 meters on the high plains surrounding Lake Titicaca. We have been on gravel and dirt for so long we forgot what it was like to be on good roads with no traffic.

The landscape is kind of Mckenzie country -huge plains but without the alps - instead its moutain ranges similar to dry Otago highlands on each side - everything is wider and bigger its seems.

We Hit the Lake and our desitnation early afternoon and have a floating Island tour all booked and ready for late afternoon. Although kind of touristy there is some authenticity and history behind the reed communities. The beer on the reed Island was expensive, the locals must be quite well off we reckon.

Tommorow the border to Bolivia - up early and try our luck at Desquidero....