This morning I had a lie in and then had a lovely breakfast of egg and toast. It was so nice not to have sweet bread, sweet pancakes or cake for breakfast! This was the view from the dining area.

After I had checked out and left my luggage in storage I just chilled in the garden of the hostel. They have pet llamas.

Around midday I met up with Adam and Louisa and we went into town and bought our tickets for the boat to Isla del Sol leaving around 2pm.

We decided to have lunch at one of the small lakeside stalls. We had been recommended stall number 12 and it did seem to be the most popular. So we sat and ate more delicious grilled trout with a view of cerro calvario.

After lunch we set out on our boat trip to Isla del Sol which took around an hour or so.

According to Incan lore, Isla del Sol is both the birthplace of the revered Sun God and also the world’s first two Incas.

Legend has it that following a great flood, the province of Lake Titicaca was plunged into a period of great darkness. After many days the God Viracocha arose from the lake and travelled to Isla del Sol where he commanded the sun to rise. He also created the world’s first two Incas; Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo.

Our first stop was at the Pilko Kaina ruins. This is a two story high temple which was built into the side of a cliff twenty metres above the lake. It’s amazing how well.preserved the building is despite its age.

After a little while wandering around we hopped back onto the boat which dropped us at the port of Yumani.

To get anywhere from here you have to climb the 204 Inca steps. Normally this wouldn’t be too bad but at almost 4,000m it’s a bit if a struggle. But we all made it.

At the top of the steps the reward is the Fountain of youth. This is a natural water source that contains three separate spouts which the Incas refer to as ‘don’t be lazy, don’t be a liar and don’t be a thief.’ It’s believed that if you drink from the fountains water you will remain young forever. I gave it a go – no harm in trying!

Then it was onwards and upwards to the hotel. All the hotels are up the hill so you get amazing views of the lake. It’s quite a demanding climb.

The hotel I’m staying at is at 3,973m and my room looks over the lake and you can see Moon island too. The room with the orange dot is mine.

Around 530pm I wandered over to where Adam and Louisa were staying and we walked over to the west side of the island to watch the sunset. On the way we bought a beer each. At the sunset place we met up with another couple of English people and also a guy from Ireland. The sunset was beautiful.

As soon as the sun went down you could feel the drop in temperature so after a little while we went to the restaurant Las Velas which translates as The Candles. The restaurant is all lit by candles with no electric lighting.

All the food is cooked fresh once you order it so you have to wait up to an hour for your dinner to arrive but the wait is worth it. I had wild trout cooked in a white wine sauce with spices and herbs and it was so delicious.

Adam and Louisa had lasagne and cannelloni and they both said it was one of the best they’d had.

After dinner we walked back to our hostels using our flashlights but on the way we stopped to look at the stars – they look so much better when there is no light pollution around.