The night before I had set my watch for 6:30 am to catch the Titicaca sunrise outside our bedroom window. I'd woken up during the night to a perfect half-moon and its reflection onto the lake shining through the window. I briefly woke up to a mediocre sunrise when my alarm rang only to then turn over in my warm bed and sleep an hour more.
At 8:30 I groggily opened my eyes and reached to my bedside table for a tasty breakfast of strawberry yoghurt and chocolate Oreo's (Mmmmm). The next hour was spent reading about Chile and planning the next month of our trip. After a warm shower and a paper plane making session with two local boys we set off down the hill to catch the 10:30 am ferry back to the mainland. The air was crisp and the breeze just enough to keep you cool.
I spent the ride talking to SM and admiring the shifting blueness of the lake. Once arrived in Copacabana we stopped for a delicious lunch of chicken fajitas and white wine on a sunny terrace with great music playing in the background. We basked in the sun while waiting for our food and then reluctantly picked up our packs and boarded the bus for La Paz, following the bleak landscape and lake contour for much of our 3 hour trip to the capital.
I have rarely been so relaxed and content as that morning, with the perfect weather, scenery, and company. And it hit me once again that I'm on the vacation of a lifetime.
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