Puno

After 7 or so hours on a mini bus we arrived in Puno which was much bigger than we thought it would be. We were staying in a hotel for a few nights as it was just as cheap as the hostels so we made our way there. It was 7 pm by the time we got to the hotel so we decided just to eat at the hotel as we were both tired from the journey.
The next day was spent wandering around the large town/city and figuring out how to get to Uros, the floating islands made from reed. We had a lovely dinner of lasagne (veggie one for me) overlooking Plaza Da Armas which is the main square.
We got onto the boat at 10ish the next morning. The boat looked very old and we weren't convinced it would make it. This was supported by the fact they had to balance a small spanner to keep the engine running which they took the lid off. One of the sailors also kept sucking water out of a pipe. However the boat kept cutting out and we ended up the the long reeds several times.
We eventually arrived at Uros without capsizing. The islands were very surreal with everything made out of reed; the floors, houses,  seats and boats. They keep having to rebuilt their islands to stop them rotting away. After an explanation in Spanish on how they make everything we were encouraged to buy some reedy souvenirs however we felt they wouldn't last the journey back to England. We were then taken to another island which had a reed restaurant and a reed post office as well as more houses and gifts stalls. It seemed it was more set up for tourists rather than for people to live there. You could stay the night if you wanted! We then headed back to Puno only stopping a couple of times to restart the engine.
We spent the rest of the day wandering around the city and having a nap. We ate at a little pizza place as staying in a hotel,  you can't really cook your own food.
The next day (4th april) we headed to cusco on another 7 hour bus. This one was pretty luxurious though with massive seats. Cusco is our second to last stop in south america and it is getting very near to us coming back to England for the week! Time flies....