Copacabana, Bolivia 🇧🇴 to Puno, Peru 🇵🇪
Time to move on again, a new country today! I have mixed feelings on leaving. Bolivia has been a country of dramatic landscapes and welcoming people. I didn’t expect to like it as much as I have and I feel it’s highlights will be some of my most memorable times. From the flamingos, vast Salt flats, sweet Sucre, cold Potosí, crazy La Paz and of course the Death Road.
It is totally time for me to move on, Copacabana is a great place to chill but I would go slightly loco if I stayed longer. Tricia arrives this morning, super excited to be in a hotel with such a great view and is ready for some relax time. I should have stayed another day so we could have gone out tonight, but it is all booked to Arequipa so no changes now. We spend the day enjoying good coffee, wandering key town spots and catching up with friends.
I hop on the bus at 5pm and we cross through the border half an hour later. No incidents but I did notice immediately how much more affluent the Peru side is. We get on a bigger bus and follow the edge of the lake to Puno. The sunset is spectacular tonight. Arriving in Puno, it is bigger than I thought but still cold. It is 9pm Peru time (-1hr from Bolivia) and I am snuggled under blankets trying to get warm. I hope to get to sleep soon as I have a early start in the morning to visit the floating villages on Lake Titicaca.
