Sometimes, when I'm wading through mountains of crumpled receipts and trying to get all of my bookkeeping organized, I become an angry person. Quickbooks may be good for some things, and doing your own bookkeeping is great for staying on top of everything, but sometimes, I just want to hurl everything over a windy cliff.
Which means it's a good time to remember Isla del Sol, a tiny island in the middle of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia. It has no cars, no paved roads, and the folklore says it's where the sun came from. (There is a nearby island, Isla de la Luna, where the moon is supposed to have originated.) Whether the legends are true or not doesn't matter too much; the island is covered in Incan ruins and truly has a magical feel to it. There were flowers I'd never seen before that seemed otherworldly.
But let's back up for a second. First, we bought tickets at the edge of Lake Titicaca in Copacabana:
Then, we went off to find the little boat down by the water:
Despite being half-Bolivian, my partner is a lot taller than the average Bolivian:
We waved goodbye to Copacabana:
Shimmering water and two tiny rock islands with one tree each (almost lined up perfectly here):
And a snow-capped mountain, for good measure:
I did a double-take, too, so in case you couldn't make it out, here's a closer shot:
A snow-capped mountain. Next to the island of the sun! It was a lovely surprise—a bit like our boat ride through some of New Zealand's fiords and across Lake Te Anau to see the glow worms in Te Anau.
When we arrived at the actual island, it immediately felt very different from Copacabana.
Copacabana felt like a huge, bustling metropolis in comparison.
Isla del Sol felt lush and peaceful and drenched in sunlight. How appropriate.
This could be their version of Stairway to Heaven:
The ruins were also very impressive.
The people were pretty small back then.
We didn't get to go on a reed boat, but they're beautiful to behold, even from a distance.
Which means it's a good time to remember Isla del Sol, a tiny island in the middle of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia. It has no cars, no paved roads, and the folklore says it's where the sun came from. (There is a nearby island, Isla de la Luna, where the moon is supposed to have originated.) Whether the legends are true or not doesn't matter too much; the island is covered in Incan ruins and truly has a magical feel to it. There were flowers I'd never seen before that seemed otherworldly.
But let's back up for a second. First, we bought tickets at the edge of Lake Titicaca in Copacabana:
Then, we went off to find the little boat down by the water:
Despite being half-Bolivian, my partner is a lot taller than the average Bolivian:
We waved goodbye to Copacabana:
It was a beautiful ride over, with clouds that looked like feathers:
Shimmering water and two tiny rock islands with one tree each (almost lined up perfectly here):
And a snow-capped mountain, for good measure:
I did a double-take, too, so in case you couldn't make it out, here's a closer shot:
A snow-capped mountain. Next to the island of the sun! It was a lovely surprise—a bit like our boat ride through some of New Zealand's fiords and across Lake Te Anau to see the glow worms in Te Anau.
When we arrived at the actual island, it immediately felt very different from Copacabana.
Copacabana felt like a huge, bustling metropolis in comparison.
Isla del Sol felt lush and peaceful and drenched in sunlight. How appropriate.
This could be their version of Stairway to Heaven:
The ruins were also very impressive.
The people were pretty small back then.
We didn't get to go on a reed boat, but they're beautiful to behold, even from a distance.
And like our enchanted trip to Nantucket, even the weeds on Isla del Sol are beautiful. This yellow flower looks like the sun...
Nice one, Isla del Sol.
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