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Machu Picchu Day Two

January 9th, 2005

Just in case we couldn’t see anything when we arrived at the end of the Inca Trail, we’d decided to stay a night in Aguas Calientes and return for one more day amongst the ruins of the citadel in the sky. Waking at 4.45am to hear torrential rain pummelling the hostel roof didn’t bode well for the rest of the morning, but we dragged ourselves out of bed and went to catch the first bus up to Machu Picchu.
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Machu Picchu

January 8th, 2005

The best part about arriving at Machu Picchu early in the morning is that you get there before the coach-loads of tourists from Cusco so it’s much quieter.
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The Inca trail: Day 4 and Machu Picchu

January 8th, 2005

It was around 4.30am when we got up but it didn’t feel that bad. The porters were rushing around to get everything packed so that they could make the train back in a couple of hours, a headlong hurtle down the mountainside for them. The rest of the campsite was also up and about. This was the big day. It was what we had all been walking for. Today we would all finally see Machu Picchu. And the weather looked fine!
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The Inca trail: Day 3

January 7th, 2005

Unsure of how our legs would feel after yesterday’s exertions up to the “Big Pass”, we fell out of the tent slightly later than planned but still very early – 5.25am! Across to the dining tent for a quick breakfast of boiled eggs, pancakes, jam and coffee, and we were ready to tackle passes two and three.
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The Inca trail: Day 2

January 6th, 2005

We could see Dead Woman’s Pass from our campsite and didn’t look too far away.
Imaginary “Tys”: “Ha ha ha…..”.
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The Inca trail: Day 1

January 5th, 2005

Ollantaytambo is the end of the proper road, and from here it’s dirt track that criss crosses the rail line to Machu Picchu for around an hour or so. On arriving at Km82, the minibus was swamped with people selling essentials for the Inca trail: hats, walking poles, water etc. Our porters appeared and the kit from the minibus was packed up and hauled onto their backs.
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The Inca trail: SAS Travel

January 4th, 2005

On arriving in Cusco, we went to SAS TravelŽs office on the main square to “check-in”. Our names were on the list as a private tour but the girl we saw seemed a bit confused to our needs and we left the office wondering if weŽd booked with the right company!
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The Inca trail: Preparation

January 4th, 2005

The Inca trail was our main visit to South America. Eug has ALWAYS, for as long as IŽve known him, wanted to go to Machu Picchu. So in the Summer of 2004, we decided that weŽd go for it but would have to start preparing from then! Most of our weekends since have been spent sweating and puffing up hills and mountains in England and Wales, with nights spent confined to sleeping bags and tents.
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Ollantaytambo ruins & town

January 4th, 2005

Well, we’ve got one day until our Inca Trail adventures begin, and after yesterday’s haul up to the magnificent ruins at Pisac, we’re hoping the ruins of Ollantaytambo don’t require too much exertion!
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Jhaol

January 4th, 2005

We went to the Mayupata for dinner both nights in Ollantaytambo. This place is right next to the river with lots of flowers and a cat. Most places close around 8.30 – 9pm in Ollantaytambo so bear this in mind when thinking about feeding times here!

The highlight of our visit to Mayupata was meeting Jhaol (Harold).
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