We took the bus this morning from Cuzco to Puno. Gustav is currently on a small boat tour to the floating islands. I will take a two-day tour tomorrow, and sleep on an island in the middle of the lake. For the record, there is a legend saying that a treasure lies on the bottom of this lake (which is also the highest navigable lake, 3812m, 190km-long). When the Spanish took over Peru, they made the inca master prisonner, asking for a huge rancon in gold (the incas were to fill the prisonner's cellar with gold). Gold was arriving from all parts of the inca empire. Realizing the Spanish had lied and killed the master, the sailors on the titicaca lake who were to convey the gold just threw it overboard... But Cdt Cousteau never found it (but he realized that a lama could not swim).
(*standing joke*) If Gustav manages to find Jack's cafe, maybe we'll find the treasure.
PS : the postcard contest will be back soon... We'll be in Tacna on Wednesday morning, which means we'll be entering Chile Wednesday or Thursday...
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I hope for you your family on the island will speaks a bit of Spanish. Otherwise it's a bit boring...
Except for the dancing of course, you'll see :)
he he, 2 person trips are tough, but I didn't expect you two to split so early :p
Huhuhu I thought the same but didn't want to put some more stress in the situation :)
De retour de Roumanie (et ouais, il n'y a pas que toi qui voyage :-p), je vois que vous vous portez toujours bien :)
Ces petits tours sur les îles ont l'air bien sympas :)
Et si en plus il y a un trésor dans le coin.... ;-)
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Hi,
Pierre, some news for you : Catherine and Vincent E left Stockholm for Montpellier !...
Best regards
Hi,
I guess you split to have more chance to find the treasure... ;-) Did you decide on the way to share if one of you finds it ?
Best Regards Jean-Yves
Hehe, dont worry, its a very temporary split! Pierre is bound to be back here any time now!
190 km de long, c'est un grand lac !!!
C'est vrai, l'histoire de l'or au fond du lac ? Et personne ne le cherche ?
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