On top of the World
Trip Start
Aug 30, 2008
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Trip End
Nov 16, 2008
Machu Picchu,
Sacred Valley,
Peru
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Anyway, we got up at 4:30am, had breakfast, caught the bus up and waited for sunrise. Someone forgot to order blue sky, so instead it had that mysterious cloudy canīt see a thing look about it. Anyway, we walked around for a few hours sneaking in behind tour groups to listen to some explinations of bits and pieces. Maybe we should have got a tour or tour guide, but we didnīt. I guess it means weīll have to go back again sometime.
The train back to Cusco had about 35 fat middle aged Americans from Utah. Thankfully they didnīt try to talk to us much. I think they were all LDSers (or LSDers). And filthy rich. They were mostly associated with BYU (Bringham Young Uni?) and were very excited about the American College football results. So much so that they sang the team song when they found they had defeated Washington. Or something like that. The train trip was very tourist oriented. The rail staff did a cheesy fashion show and the punters loved it, and bought lots of stuff. Well, I just wanted to sleep.
The train trip back into Cusco was great. The night time view of Cusco is beautiful, if cold. The street lights are all yellow colour, and the city is in a (maybe) caldera with the town curving up each side. It looks like a giant sun.
Comments
You've done it!
Congrats Jim!
So you conquered the highest peak among the ones you've done before!?
..just wondering , does this site have any photos??
Re: You've done it!
Well, I didnīt really do much climbing at all. We cheated and took the bus because Ayakaīs foot is still sore.
As for photos, well, I donīt have a digital camera, and we havenīt tried to plug Ayakaīs into anything yet. So, maybe when I get back I can add some.