The Titi and the Caca
I have few worldly inisghts today- only tales from abroad. I went to Lake Titicaca and now understand its name. I got on a boat and saw some people that lived in a city built on reeds (pretty neat) and I got to see a beautiful lake on a wonderfully sunny day. I had a great lunch with some fresh fish though I passed on the coca tea. There were good laughs with interesting people. It was some serious Titi.
Then the storm hit. The boat rocked back and forth. At first, people were calm. Then an Argentinian woman started screaming. Another started puking. People began to panic. The Peruvian crew had a look of dread in their eyes. (by the way, there were only 10 life vests for 30 people. Not that it would have mattered since we would have died from hypotermia in the lake anyway). This rocking and splashing and allusion to The Perfect Storm continued for about two hours. The youngest member of the crew suddenly yelled "agua, agua!". Was the boat taking water? The crew dashed towards the steaming engine knocking people over. They began to pour water over and in it. Apparently, the rocking of the boat had knocked most of the water out of the engine and it was now overheating. People's panic was in full swing. The storm passed and everyone calmed down, but it was definitely the Caca.
Also, I'm massively sunburned. With the cold and the altitude, its imposible to gauge how much sun is enough. Should I try guinea pig and llama? Probably.
Then the storm hit. The boat rocked back and forth. At first, people were calm. Then an Argentinian woman started screaming. Another started puking. People began to panic. The Peruvian crew had a look of dread in their eyes. (by the way, there were only 10 life vests for 30 people. Not that it would have mattered since we would have died from hypotermia in the lake anyway). This rocking and splashing and allusion to The Perfect Storm continued for about two hours. The youngest member of the crew suddenly yelled "agua, agua!". Was the boat taking water? The crew dashed towards the steaming engine knocking people over. They began to pour water over and in it. Apparently, the rocking of the boat had knocked most of the water out of the engine and it was now overheating. People's panic was in full swing. The storm passed and everyone calmed down, but it was definitely the Caca.
Also, I'm massively sunburned. With the cold and the altitude, its imposible to gauge how much sun is enough. Should I try guinea pig and llama? Probably.
posted by American Dilettante at
7:57 PM
2 Comments:
ooh i don't know about trying the guinea pig, makes me think of my sister's guinea pig she had growing up who always had this massively huge conglomeration of hair on her back side that grew and grew - and the llama hair is apparently quite good for weaving so we got to keep those around - so i'd say buy a nice llama sweater, go back to the lake and accept the coca tea and then converse with some guinea pigs and other nice creatures through the night!
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DaveS, at 2:55 PM
All meat is murder. In other words: yes, eat the llama! Chow down on guinea pig! Try some raw fish marinated in lime juice while you are at it. Just remember the magic phrase: "sin hielo"
Nothing compares to the power of "Titicaca", but the word "Sacsaihuaman" will also get stuck in your head quickly.
By
mizerock, at 1:26 PM
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