Isla del Sol and Copacabana, Day 3

Not much time so I gotta be quick --

Journal:

"3.48pm - 12 Oct. 2006

"This second tour of Isla del Sol has been much better than the last one, imperfections and all. The boat ride was fairly uneventful - conversation tends to be low or nill on these long water rides. I chatted a bit with Emilie, a French girl, and enjoyed the blue horizon.

"When we got to the island, readying ourselves for the sites ahead, I joined up with a small group of people and trekked with them the whole time. It was the kind of tour you do on your own, at your own pace, so it was nice to be part of a group of part friends, part strangers. Even that had it`s ups and downs of course. Individually I got on with everyone, but as a group they were a bit too flashy-superficial for me.

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"They weren`t concerned with the altitude or with pacing themselves and I found myself choosing between their companionship and seeing the Inca sites properly. I realized, when choosing the companionship, that I also had to make a concious decision not to resent the fact that I was missing out on the other stuff.

"In the end the companionship was nice. I had some good chats with people along the way and I really did enjoy all the scenery. Isla del Sol is beautiful - it sort of changed from barren white rock to white beach sand to a sort of meditteranean agricultural landscape, to a forest of Eucalyptus trees, and back to the developed part, but not before a gorgeous green oasis where the Fuente del Inca (Inca springs) was.

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"7.48pm

"I ended up going for dinner with my group. We shared the price beer and pizzas...It was a nice time...

"Tomorrow I head to La Paz where I have to get some things together for the animal refuge. I`m really looking forward to it, albeit a bit nervous about how I`ll enjoy it. It always takes a while, getting used to new environments...

"In my conversations with my single-serving friends today I learned of people who work their way around the world in the service/hotel/restaurant industries in exotic places like Hawaii and the Caribbean. I`m sort of scared that I will become one of those people, in love with the world and the traveller`s life and never be able to pull myself away from it and have any kind of settled life..."

(Temporary fear...I will settle down one of these days I`m sure.)

Ok I`m overtime so I gotta jet.

P.S. Everybody go see Canary Mine´s cd release show tomorrow night!!! Have a beer for me! www.canarymine.com