Today (11th August) we departed for Isla del Sol just off the coast of Copacabana.
At breakfast we asked for a taxi to the port but they didn't seem to ring one. When I confirmed a taxi was on its way we were told 10 mins. Low and behold 10 mins later a taxi arrived but it wasn't ours, it was for 2 of their other guests (who had been waiting for 40mins!). We were told to just get in and off we went with the other guests!
I had chosen, for some unknown reason, the furthest hostel from the port so on arrival off we set and followed our map in the Lonely Planet.
After an hour of walking and not finding our hostel we asked for some directions. We were pointed in the opposite direction to the map so thought the local was just being helpful (the guide book says locals will always try and be helpful and sometimes point in any direction just to appear knowledgeable) and pointing at the mountain with the same name as our hostel and not in the direction of the hostel as the map clearly showed the opposite way.
After another couple of hours of walking, having temporarily given up trying to find our hostel we stopped for lunch (we'd come prepared) overlooking the bay of Cha'lla. The scenery surrounding us was absolutely beautiful. Deep blue sea, green cliffs and snow capped mountains.
After lunch we decided to just retrace our footsteps back to the main town and consult a different map. It appears that the lonely planet had our hostel location on the wrong side of the island so no wonder we couldn't find it!
Tired from climbing up the 4060m hills (several times as the first time we did actually follow one of the locals' directions!) we settled in for the afternoon and relaxed overlooking one of the beautiful island bays.
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