May 24th. Today we travel from our hotel to the port by tricycle..... We catch a very slow boat to the floating reed islands of Uros. Very commercial but still interesting. We got the distinct impression from the islanders that we hadn´t spent enough. Not too concerned though. Next we go to the real island of Amantani where we have a home stay with a local family. Mama, Papa, daughters, Rosaria 13, Katarina 8, Roxanna 5 and Elizabeth 3. When Lyn offered to help Mama she got to wash the dishes. Unfortunately Roxanna wanted to play with me before I could offer to help. Lyn then played with the two youngest girls whilst I played soccer with Katarina. In a close match the home team won. I guess I could have hacked the girl from behind but couldn´t risk a red card. Later in the evening Lyn and I dressed in local clothes and went to a dance. The family, by our standards has next to nothing. No running hot water, no electricity and a manually flushing toilet, but we both had a fantastic time with the children. The time spent with the family is the highlight of our Peruvian journey so far.
all sounds fantastic, other than no electricity, no running hot water and a wierd toilet. Can't wait to see the photos of you guys wearing the local clothing, and more importantly dad dancing!!!
ReplyDeleteGood to hear the experiences are still exciting and interesting. I LOVE that your favorite part was sharing with a really poor family. I can definitely relate to that part. Keep enjoying, keep posting and keep "not" seeing the dead mice.
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