Kristy & Adam - South America Adventures

Hey all!
Well we have just arrived back in Cuzco from our two day Inca trail trek.
What an amazing experience! We were picked up from our hotel very early, then boarded the train for few hours. We were dropped off at the passport checkpoint, met our guide, then we were on our way. We booked a private 2 day tour so it was just the three of us which was really nice, we didn`t have to rush or worry about holding a group up if we were too slow.

As it ended up our guide told us we were very fit and going faster than the average person! At one stage he had to ask us to slow down as he needed a rest! We walked 6 kilometers, a mixture of up and down stairs, and some flat areas, through the valleys, and past Inca ruins, for this part of the trip the weather was mixed, we had our jumpers and rain coats on and off the whole time.

We finally reached our first stop off for lunch after about 4 hours of hiking. After lunch we walked a further 6 kilometers, this part of the track was a lot easier, less stairs to begin with and flatter ground, however it was raining the whole time which made the paths pretty slippery! We both nearly stacked it several times! Afer a further 3 hours we finally reached the Sun gate where we had our first glance of Machu Picchu. Tottally amazing The area was fairly clouded so a bit dissapointing, but as we made our way down the final decent the clouds lifted and we got some amazing photos.
In the evening we relaxed after our big day and had dinner with our guide.

The following day he took us and another smaller group for a 3 hour tour of Machu Picchu. Was really fascinating to learn about the history and how the Inca`s lived, the only downside, it was raining the whole time he was talking to us, So I donned a lovely purple plastic poncho to protect the camera goods and keep me dry! Wait till you see the pics! CLASSIC!! When the tour was finished the rain eased and we spent a few more hours taking pics and walking around. We caught a train back to Cuzco and arrived late last night.

(If anyone was wondering the normal trek for the Inca trail is 4 days 50km, we did the 2 day one because of my back, I still think it was a MAJOR achievement for me, as three years ago I couldn´t walk for 15 minutes without pain! Very proud of myself

We are having a relaxing day today, then making our way down to Lake Titicaca tommorrow, we will be spending a night on the Islands with a family so should be really interesting!! Keep in touch!

Kristy & Adam