Santiago De Okola Day 3
I woke up at 4:00 in the morning to go fishing! It was amazing. I went with Sophia and Emily. We bundled up with all the layers we had and walked down to the beach. The stars were out and crystal clear. It was absolutely gorgeous. We waited for Molly’s dad, Juan Cayo, for about 15 minutes on the beach until he came. He told us we would have to walk in the water but none of us had waterproof shoes. We didn’t know what to do because after walking all the way to the beach in the cold at 4 in the morning we didn’t want to let 10 feet of water get in our way. We stood by the edge of the water until Juan Cayo gestured Emily to get on his back. Emily who I like 6 feet tall was puzzled. She didn’t know how she was going to fit on the back of a 5 ft man. Juan Cayo threw Emily on his back and plopped her on the boat; Sophia and I followed. With the four of us in the boat, Juan Cayo slowly paddled us out. I felt so bad because there was so much extra wait on the boat. His little 60-year-old body rocked back and forth with a lot of resistance against the water. The sound of the paddles hitting the water, the birds crowing, and the waves collapsing against the sand was truly magical. The profile of the mountains against the deep blue sky was gorgeous. The stars shooting through the sky left a purple tail and were the best I’ve ever seen. The morning was truly indescribable. Serene and peaceful. We stopped from booey to booey pulling fish up from the nets. The stars slowly started to fade and the sun started to rise behind the mountains. Juan Cayo rowed us back in and inch-by-inch the sky grew lighter and hints of orange and pink sprayed out from the peaks of the mountain. When we finally arrived at the beach, we were all freezing. The sun still wasn’t all the way up so Sophia, Annie and I rushed to the top of the Dragons’ Head (the smaller part of the Sleeping Dragon mountain). We had a photo shoot at the top and watched the sunrise. It was GORGEOUS! When we got down, I saw Juan Cayo and his wife wheeling the fish from the beach. I went over and offered to wheel it for him; it was heavy!! I wheeled it all the way to his house that was pretty far. After I finished that I saw Don Tomas with some water buckets and helped him fill them up and bring them home. By this time it was around 8:00 and I had to be ready for activities at 9:00. I got home and slept for a little then had some bread for breakfast. I then headed to the beach for the group activities. The first 5 minutes we reflected then talked about Lake Titicaca. After we split up in teams and collected trash along the beach. You wouldn’t believe how much we picked up. Unfortunately, a lot of the trash comes from across the lake in a touristy town of Copacabana. Once all the trash was picked up we took a dip in the cold lake. We all rushed in, it was really fun. The day was going SOOO well and I was having so much fun until Becky broke my camera… :( it was an accident but she accidentally left my camera lens open in the sand and it jammed up. It was a damper in my day… Luckily lunch was next so I ate my feelings away haha. We had a community lunch with really good meat and vegetables. I think the food is so good because they cook it in a real fire pit. I went home after lunch and rested a little bit before the group climbed the “Dragons Back” part of the mountain. It was a very fun and gorgeous climb. It was more free climbing than a trail and that made if fun. The view from the top was incredible. I could see the mountains far across the lake—as far as Peru. Both beaches left and right were gorgeous. I could also see the Cordillera Real, which are the big snow mountains. Each direction carried its own beauty. The hike down was just as enjoyable. We stopped in this cave that looked out over the mountain. Also, there were dogs that followed us the whole way up and they would always stop on top of a rock and look out onto the ocean; it was so cute! Before dinner the instructors, Emily and I chilled around the table and Crister played some guitar—it’s the best when he plays. Don Tomas served us dinner and I was surprised that we didn’t get any meat because there is usually always meat. I yet again had really good soup. After dinner we had a group bonfire at Anne and Becky’s house. We attempted to tell funny stories but they were funnier because they were soo bad. IN all the day was VERY good except the camera incident. Lake Titicaca was all that I hoped it would be!
I woke up at 4:00 in the morning to go fishing! It was amazing. I went with Sophia and Emily. We bundled up with all the layers we had and walked down to the beach. The stars were out and crystal clear. It was absolutely gorgeous. We waited for Molly’s dad, Juan Cayo, for about 15 minutes on the beach until he came. He told us we would have to walk in the water but none of us had waterproof shoes. We didn’t know what to do because after walking all the way to the beach in the cold at 4 in the morning we didn’t want to let 10 feet of water get in our way. We stood by the edge of the water until Juan Cayo gestured Emily to get on his back. Emily who I like 6 feet tall was puzzled. She didn’t know how she was going to fit on the back of a 5 ft man. Juan Cayo threw Emily on his back and plopped her on the boat; Sophia and I followed. With the four of us in the boat, Juan Cayo slowly paddled us out. I felt so bad because there was so much extra wait on the boat. His little 60-year-old body rocked back and forth with a lot of resistance against the water. The sound of the paddles hitting the water, the birds crowing, and the waves collapsing against the sand was truly magical. The profile of the mountains against the deep blue sky was gorgeous. The stars shooting through the sky left a purple tail and were the best I’ve ever seen. The morning was truly indescribable. Serene and peaceful. We stopped from booey to booey pulling fish up from the nets. The stars slowly started to fade and the sun started to rise behind the mountains. Juan Cayo rowed us back in and inch-by-inch the sky grew lighter and hints of orange and pink sprayed out from the peaks of the mountain. When we finally arrived at the beach, we were all freezing. The sun still wasn’t all the way up so Sophia, Annie and I rushed to the top of the Dragons’ Head (the smaller part of the Sleeping Dragon mountain). We had a photo shoot at the top and watched the sunrise. It was GORGEOUS! When we got down, I saw Juan Cayo and his wife wheeling the fish from the beach. I went over and offered to wheel it for him; it was heavy!! I wheeled it all the way to his house that was pretty far. After I finished that I saw Don Tomas with some water buckets and helped him fill them up and bring them home. By this time it was around 8:00 and I had to be ready for activities at 9:00. I got home and slept for a little then had some bread for breakfast. I then headed to the beach for the group activities. The first 5 minutes we reflected then talked about Lake Titicaca. After we split up in teams and collected trash along the beach. You wouldn’t believe how much we picked up. Unfortunately, a lot of the trash comes from across the lake in a touristy town of Copacabana. Once all the trash was picked up we took a dip in the cold lake. We all rushed in, it was really fun. The day was going SOOO well and I was having so much fun until Becky broke my camera… :( it was an accident but she accidentally left my camera lens open in the sand and it jammed up. It was a damper in my day… Luckily lunch was next so I ate my feelings away haha. We had a community lunch with really good meat and vegetables. I think the food is so good because they cook it in a real fire pit. I went home after lunch and rested a little bit before the group climbed the “Dragons Back” part of the mountain. It was a very fun and gorgeous climb. It was more free climbing than a trail and that made if fun. The view from the top was incredible. I could see the mountains far across the lake—as far as Peru. Both beaches left and right were gorgeous. I could also see the Cordillera Real, which are the big snow mountains. Each direction carried its own beauty. The hike down was just as enjoyable. We stopped in this cave that looked out over the mountain. Also, there were dogs that followed us the whole way up and they would always stop on top of a rock and look out onto the ocean; it was so cute! Before dinner the instructors, Emily and I chilled around the table and Crister played some guitar—it’s the best when he plays. Don Tomas served us dinner and I was surprised that we didn’t get any meat because there is usually always meat. I yet again had really good soup. After dinner we had a group bonfire at Anne and Becky’s house. We attempted to tell funny stories but they were funnier because they were soo bad. IN all the day was VERY good except the camera incident. Lake Titicaca was all that I hoped it would be!
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