Day 7 - Lake Titicaca - June 16th

Today we spent most of the day on the Lake. We got on our boat and went around the lake for an hour or so. We then stopped at Uros Islands, which are floating man made islands build from reeds. The people were very friendly. They let us into their homes and allowed us to go and see anything we liked. We climbed up a tower to see the surrounding areas. Each island complex has around 5-10 families. They have to be continually building up their island or it will sink. Every 3-4 years they have to completely abandon it and start a new island. There are about 2,000 people that live on these floating islands. We took a ride on one of their reed boats to an island that they actually use as a restaurant and a bed & breakfast. It is owned by an LDS family. They came out to meet us and the husband and wife shared a beautiful testimony to the group and expressed how happy they were that we came to visit. We have the rest of the afternoon and evening free. We are going to go spend time in the sauna and hot tub.