Back in La Paz, we said goodbye to Sinead and Gavin who were on their way to Lima to catch a flight to Los Angeles. With the three remaining Kiwis, I headed for Lake Titicaca - one of the highest navigable lakes in the world at 3820m. After a nice day strolling around Copacabana (the beach in Rio de Janeiro is named after this Bolivian pilgrimage town),
the next day we did a four hour walk along the lake and through rural villages before catching a boat to Isla del Sol - the views from this island made it a great place to chill out with a beer.
From the lake we headed into the mountains to the pretty hillside village of Sorata. We spent four full days here as it is a great base for trekking (and because the German guesthouse owner made a savage breakfast of pancakes with banana and chocolate sauce!). While some of our day treks were harder than others, one was especially memorable. The walk, which was through a stunning valley, 
ended at San Pedro´s Cave. The place looked like it doesn´t get many tourists and things didn´t look promising as we were sent into the cave by ourselves with just two tiny torches. But then hardhats were provided and the lights in the cave were turned on to reveal a lake with a pedal-boat - the four of us on our own in a pedal-boat in a huge cave is one of the most random experiences I´ve ever had!
From Sorata it was back (again) to La Paz, where I said goodbye to Anna, Sarah and Bevan who were off to do the Salt Flat tour that I did before Christmas. So after nearly a month of travelling with friends, I was back to be a solo traveller.
One of the big backpacker things to do in La Paz is to cycle down the "World´s Most Dangerous Road" - its a 64km cycle where you descend 3800m and where at times the narrow, muddy road runs along a very high cliff. It was great fun and when the mist cleared (and when I got a chance to look up) the lush scenery was very impressive - certainly more enjoyable than cycling in Dublin to work. 
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