The hiking today was quite a bit easier in comparison to the last couple days. As our guide put it, it was ‘Peruvian flat’ meaning the trail only had a few small and gradual up and down climbs. We got up early as usual and started the day with 5 hours of hiking before lunch. Thankfully that would be all … Continue reading →
Today was another beautiful day of hiking. We started with tea in our tent at 5am followed by breakfast after we packed up our stuff. The scenery was beautiful again today. The first part of the climb was about 3 hours of steep up hill to reach the Salkantay Pass which was at an altitude of 4900m and would be … Continue reading →
What a day! I am sitting writing this as I sit in my tent after our first day of hiking the Salkantay trail to Machu Picchu. We started the day by being picked up at 5:30am this morning and then driving with our guide and cook to the starting point 2 hours away. This trek is different than the Inca … Continue reading →
Today we stopped in at a cafe overlooking the main square to have some tea and coffee and ended up staying a little longer than planned because it started pouring rain and then the power went out for a while. It is the rainy season now, but for the most part it has just been raining at night. That being said, … Continue reading →
I don’t have anything too exciting to report on the last couple days. I have been wandering around a bit more and made another couple trips to the market because I can’t resist their smoothies! I’ve met a fun group of people who are all in the money saving mode for the last little while so we have all been … Continue reading →