Inca Trail, Day 2
At times in the beginning of the day the trail flattened out a bit, making it slightly easier… but not much.
We were also in more of a tropical/jungle environment for the first couple hours of the day, which was cool because it was the first of it we’d seen on the trek.
There’s not much to say about Day 2 but endurance! It’s no joke. Some of the people in our group would not have made it if not for their personal porters. I’m glad that I made it on my own, though… but I did question several times whether my personal pride was really worth the physical pain I endured.But yes, I think it was.
And Lindsey… Holy Shit girl!
She had the second heaviest pack of anyone, Blu taking the prize for heaviest, and that girl carried that pack all the way to the highest peak, Dead Woman’s Pass.
It took her a while, she threw up several times on the way, and blacked out for a minute once reaching the top… but she fucking trudged through it and made it. Not only one of the few to carrying their own packs, but the ONLY girl to do so. Mad props! Many took quite a breather once reaching the top.
After sitting for a bit, she managed to regain control of herself and finish the last hour and a half of the day, which was actually downhill… but down these damn stairs again.
But to make it all worth it, this was the view out the front of my tent…
Tags: Inca Trail, Peru, South America, Travel
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