Hosteria Rio Grande Urubamba

... and about 2 hours later we landed back in Cusco. I crawled into bed knackered about 11 ... A great adventure - Recommended.<br><br>I´m off to meet up with Renata the crazy Brazillian and Joanna the guide, we are gonna eat some guinea pig (a Peruvian delicacy) at the local market and then off to watch Cienciano ( I´ll check the spelling later), the local Footy team apparently they are one of the top teams in Peru.<br><br>Hasta Luego

... 2 medics caught up with me and asked if I was ok, I gave a very quick response "NO", by now I didn't know if I was going to be sick, pass out or cramp over in pain. I explained how I was feeling and Ben pulled some anti-sickness tablets out of his bag, "these should help" he said. I knew that I had to get to the sun gate so I moved on, slowly but too fast for Ruth's liking, she kept telling me to slow down, I should have listened, the next thing I know is that I ...

... today´s effort, and I am thanking my lucky stars for the hard work I have done at the gym over the past several months. The team overall is doing well, we are not losing any hikers either to the altitude or the pace, although slowly the stories of nighttime runs to the squat toilets are coming out, and it seems just about everyone is relying on Pepto ir Immodium to get them to the next Bano (toilet). So far, my innards feel ...

... 2000ft drops to one side and nothing but wooden bridges to help us over other areas. If we were all carrying candles, it would be like Lord of the Rings. I resisted the urge to shout "Frodo" in a West Country accent and stay silent. Nobody has said a word since we set off this morning and everyone appears to be motoring on pure adrenaline. The end is nigh.<br> <br>We reach the final set of stairs uypwards to the Sun Gate. It´s far from sunny as we breach the ...

... as a cigarette paper between them.<br><br>That late afternoon was mostly for photographs of the group at the site, and enjoying just being there. Tomorrow, Aldo is going to give us his official tour and he does not want to give any sneak previews before the big event. Eventually, we are persuaded to walk down to the campsite, 400m in height below the settlement and a final leg crunching drop of the day. It takes almost an hour and the bad news is that we have to come back up again ...

... with some fruit while relaxing by the fire. Have I mentioned how much our house rocks? Hotels are for the birds. Of couse, we have about 9 hotel stays ahead of us so I guess I'm one of them.<br><br>We woke up this morning and got ready for our 9:00 am departure for the day. (One nice thing about Peru - almost nothing starts early. If you like sleeping in like we do this is muy bien). Of course, things run on Peru time down here, which means 9:00 am is really more like 9:30 am. Not ...

... se festejaba Capac Raimi y el sol atraviesa una abertura precisa para dar sobre una pared opuesta e iluminar las imágenes talladas. En laderas cercanas vemos edificaciones que se utilizaban como graneros ya que era muy importante para ellos almacenar maíz y papas para las malas épocas. Tenían (y siguen teniendo) un sistema de deshidratación para poder guardar las muchísimas variedades de papa que se cosechan por aquí, que en parte ...

Monday 27th April - Wednesday 29th April<br><br>Our guide had told us the Inca pronunciation for Cusco was actually Qosco - all this time, just like Costco, without the "T"!. We had caught a bus back to the nearby Aguas Calientes from Macchu Picchu, where we re-grouped with our Inca trail traveling party and the guides for an afternoon pizza in the town. We bade goodbyes to them, and we then sought out accommodation to stay in for the night ...

... practice at that. Hopefully one day someone will understand what I am trying to say! I can´t let the opportunity pass without commenting on the public transport system here in Peru - especially the local buses. Every trip feels like it could be my last. In just one day I had a driver repeatedly lose control of the rear end of a bus as he tried to negotiate wet, winding roads in the wet; another driver fall asleep at the wheel (luckily ...

... you fast 24 hours before drinking. It also frequently makes the consumer physically sick soon after consumption shortly followed by a 10 hour trip and self enlightenment. Saying goodbye to James and friend we found a spot for a beer and heading home to freshen up before spending the evening in a posh restaurant a few kms from our little cottage. Enjoying a few more wines by the fire on our return........ more soon....