Reed town, floating islands!

         Today we woke up. ( Of course. ) then we ate a breakfast of bread, ham, cheese, and some fruit drink. At 8:50 we piled onto a boat to see the floating islands. They were so cool!!! They made them out of reeds from the lake around them. That lake is actually the highest navigable lake in the world! They eat fish, reeds, and plenty of greens for a living. It was like going back in time. Seeing them living in of shacks made out of weeds, using clay ovens to cook their few meals. The strange thing was, they all had TV's!

              We went to visit the first one,where we learned about how to make an island, and what they do for a living.Then they let us walk around and visit some of their homes. Most of the husbands were off fishing and cutting reeds, ( Which they have to put new reeds every 10 days to keep the island steady. ) Most islands last up to 45 years before it sinks of too much reeds. The lady's wore colorful tops with bright skirts. Men wore brown shirts and pants with decorative yarn. Anyway, their houses were very small. The whole house was probably half the size of Tara's bed! I bought a cool flute, ( but I'm still struggling trying to actually use it. ) We also took a quick boat ride on a boat made of reeds. Right now we're on our way to another island, where we will eat lunch. Then to another were we will spend the night. Miss you all so much!!!