The morning ferry was definately the slow boat, perhaps 5 knots at best. On the way over we spotted a Hydrofoil zipping accross the lake. Toby and Steph gave me looks that said "Why didn´t we take that ferry?"
Isla del Sol is one of the bigger islands on Lake Titicata. The lake level sits at 3810m and is shared between Peru and Bolivia. From Isla del Sol, you could make out all the major glaciated peaks of the Royal Range to the North East, whilst back towards Peru you could barely make out the foothills surrounding the far shore.
The walk around Isla del Sol was pretty low key. There was one main tourist path, that avoided the agriculture on the island, but took you to some interesting bays, lookouts and cultural sites. All along the way there were "Boleterias" or Ticket offices that would charge you 5 to 15 Bolivianos (1 to 3 NZD) to pass through.
Near the end of our first day, I suggested that we stop at a restuarant that had nice views and served cold beers. Just as we began on our second beer, we collectively figured out that the restaurant was infact the hotel that we´d booked for the night! (at 80 Bs. it was a high end spot, but still very cheap at 16 NZD).
The slow boat to Isla Del Sol
Breakfast time 
Challapampa Bay
Sunset from our hill top hotel
Heading down into Yamani for the ferry ride back to Copacabana
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