Felt good to have slept in a comfy and warm bed again. Shame the cost of two nights was the same as a week in Cusco.
After our free continental breakfast, consisting of a muffin and coffee, we took the motel…
Posts about Sabbatical 2008
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Day 62 – City of angels
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Day 61 – Up up and away
Four hours sleep and beer the night before a full days travelling – I knew I was in for a tough day.
Our taxi driver tried dropping us off at the but station but after a bit of miming he got…
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Day 57 – Trek day 3
After packing up my things I headed straight for the hot springs for a pre breakfast dip. Breakfast itself was yummy. I devoured the pancake and honey rolls. This really has been the best I’ve eaten all trip.
Hitting the trail…
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Day 56 – Trek day 2
After a stormy night under canvas I was thankful for the extra thick sleeping bag that I’d been lugging around.
Breakfast was the customary banquet, including smiley face pancakes, looking out over the freshly snow capped mountains. Its one breakfast that…
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Day 55 – Trek day 1
5am start to be ready for our departure. First a little background on what we’re about to embark on. For the next four days and three nights we shall be trekking the longest of the Inca trails, The Salkantay. The…
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Day 54 – Planning ahead
Not a particualary active day today but still been busy.
In the morning we had our trek briefing and met our guide. All seems pretty straight forward, bar a few early starts and climbing up to 4600m on the second day.
In…
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Day 53 – A change of plan
Had a bit of bad news today,getting quite tired of it now. We had planned to spend a night in Agues Calientes after the trek to unwind in the hot spas and generally relax. Unfortunately we´ve been told that there´s…
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Day 52 – Inca´d out
This morning we set out to visit the Inca sites closest to the city. We had been told that taking a taxi to the furthest site and walking back was the best option and good training for the trek.
We reached…
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Day 51 – The Sacred Valley
Early start today as we joined a group doing a tour of the Sacred Valley. Climbing out of Cusco we were treated to some stunning views of the city. Passing Saqsaywaman (pronounced sexywoman by the tourists) we saw the stature…
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Day 50 – Half century
Got woken from a lovely dream buy loud street noises and breakfast being served next door. A shower sorted me out but I shuddered when I saw eggs for breakfast again.
Spent the morning exploring the towns shops in a bid…