Ferry Ride

So after a long day, going from Coroico to La Paz, we headed for Copacabana. Nobody told me that we needed to cross this channel to get on the road to Copacabana. It was pretty much pitch black when I saw this in front of me. I looked at Gary and Daniela and said “please tell me we’re not getting on the Titanic?” They laughed. And laughed, As did the 2 guys (far left) operating the Titanic when I focused my camera upon them. The guys on the ferry also shouted encouragement from afar, along the lines of “what’s the matter, you afraid of the Titanic?” Daniela and Gary continued to laugh, uncontrollably. I nodded to the guys on the Titanic….

So we drove onto another ferry (see what that’s like below from the next day) and crossed over to Tiquina. It was dark and the water was too rough to capture anything worthwhile to share the experience but about half way through, pondering the ferry fleets naming conventions, and taking into consideration that I didn’t look at the name of the vessel we were on, I looked at my companions and asked, “please tell me we’re not on the Andrea Doria”…

Here’s a look at what it all looks like and no, that’s not Staten Island in the background…

The fun and surreal part is seeing multiple ferries carrying all sorts of vehicles at the same time… but that’s another post.

Tagged as: Boats • Copacabana • Hills & Mountains • La Paz • Lake Titicaca • Tiquina • Water