We'd booked it 6 months ago but finally it was time for the Inca Trail, woop!
On day 1, we had our briefing in the evening and there we met our group - there were 6 Americans, 4 Canadians and 4 Brits between us, so lots of banter already.
First we had a day a a G adventures project where we got to see first hand how to make the different fabrics.
and to feed some llamas
And then let the trek begin!
Our guide was called Roger, he was our papa and called us his babies. He kept us well with a herb or natural remedy for any ailment we had.
Between 14 of us, we had 21 porters carrying the majority of our gear and tents and all the food. They were amazing, they ran past us each day with their huge bags and when we arrived at camp, our tents would be set up and a bowl of hot water would be ready for us. Plus we got a round of applause each day for our efforts
The walking was great, sometimes tough, but always beautiful scenery which was constantly changing. We got to see Inca ruins on the way and we got to walk through the forest in the clouds.
The second day was the hardest with a 6 hour uphill hike reaching an altitude of 4,215m through the Dead Woman's Pass (no woman had actually died here, the profile of the rock looks like a sleeping woman).
Celebrating reaching the top of the pass with the only way we know how, a jumping shot
One of the highlights was the food. We ate ridiculously well and all the food looked beautiful, not what we were expecting up a mountain!
We were very excited about our feast
They even made us a chocolate cake one day, who knows how they did that!
After food like that, you normally had to take an afternoon nap... bring out the mat!
So finally came the final day and we got up at 3:45am in order to get to the sungate, to watch the sun light up the Machu Picchu site. At first it was pretty cloudy, but then all was revealed...
So now was time to explore this amazing site. We made it!
All in all, a great trip with some brilliant people. Definitely one crossed off the bucket list...
I need water!
