A word about William
If I may, a word about a gentleman named William. Further down in the blog I wrote about my 4am wakeup call to go visit Machu Picchu. (Anyone who knows me knows I am NOT a morning person. 4am Peru time is about the time I generally go to bed on the West Coast.) So I found myself at the crack of dawn, waiting in the sort of line you’d expect the morning Springsteen tickets go on sale.
Before hopping in line I saw a guy I met at the airport in a different line. He asked if I already had my ticket, and I did. So I skipped past his line and went directly to the bus line. That’s where I struck up a conversation with a guy from Cusco named William. Turns out he earns a living as a guide at Machu Picchu. He was really friendly from the get go… the sort of friendly that when you’re traveling, sometimes makes you skeptical, if only for a fleeting moment. After a while the line started moving, and it was at that moment that I noticed everyone around me had a thin slip of paper. William said, “Do you have one of these?” I replied that I do not, I have my Machu Picchu ticket. That’s all I need, right? RIGHT?! Nooooooo. I needed a bus ticket as well. And that was a separate line — the one the guy from the airport was in when I arrived. Now, I needed to be one of the first 400 people up to the site to be able to climb Wayna Picchu. So I dashed from the bus line… over to the bus ticket line. I was 12 deep in what looked like a very slowing moving process. Just then, my buddy William also sprinted over to the line.
As a guide, William knows people — in this case, the guy who was at the front of the line. William waved me to the front of the pack, I handed over my $14. (That’s correct. Peruvian Soles were not accepted. Only American dollars.) Just like that, William and I were back in line. I made the next bus. And I climbed Wayna Picchu. I owe this man a debt of gratitude. What are the odds that I’d end up in line behind a well connected Machu Picchu guide. If you don’t believe in fate, you might ponder it some more.
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Good thing you met William. I hope you gave him a few bucks for his help.
Where does tomorrow take you? Keep up the good work and keep the photos and write up coming.
Love you
Dad
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