October 27, 2005
Day 29
I was barely able to sleep all night, mostly because I was sick, but also because I was excited to start my Inca Trail trek after a month of traveling around the country. 5:00 AM was way too early to get up, but it actually wasn't very difficult considering… Read More »
October 26, 2005
Day 28
After getting a lot of sleep in a surprisingly comfortable tent with a thick air mattress, I woke up at dawn. Tom, Lisa, and I were all sick so we basically just lounged around for a few hours before the day's rafting excursion began.
At around… Read More »
October 25, 2005
Day 27
Tom, Henry, Lisa, and I got up early today and boarded a bus to go to the Urubamba river for our two-day rafting excursion. Another group of four people who had chosen to go for only one day went along with us. After riding the bus for an hour… Read More »
October 24, 2005
Day 26
To start the day today, I got together with Tom, Henry, and Lisa to plan our rafting trip. We decided to do a two day trip down the Urubamba river. We will camp overnight after day 1, so it should be a good time. The only problem is that… Read More »
October 23, 2005
Day 25
I wanted to see more of the sites that my ticket I bought yesterday covered, and according to my guidebook, the main cathedral in town was one of them. When I got to the cathedral, I saw the sign that said that it wasn't covered by… Read More »
October 22, 2005
Day 24
My overnight bus got to Cusco at 5:00 AM today. I paid more money for a good bus company this time, but I'm still not sure it was worth it. The private waiting room, included dinner, and televisions on the bus that actually worked were nice. Still, even though… Read More »
October 21, 2005
Day 23
I had been traveling so fast and doing so many things that I thought I should rest for one day in Arequipa. For the most part, all I did today was chat online with friends and take a walk around the city.
Between my relaxation sessions, I went to… Read More »
October 20, 2005
Day 22
I had a hard time sleeping last night. My room is right next to a busy street with constant horn-honking, and it starts to get light at 4:30 AM here, so by 5:00, the entire room was lit up. I got up and walked around like a zombie for… Read More »
October 19, 2005
Day 21
After getting a good night's sleep, I was able to wake up rather early this morning. Yanque is in the middle of nowhere, so there was no city noise to deal with. Morad and I got breakfast, packed our stuff, and hopped on the bus back to Arequipa at… Read More »
October 18, 2005
Day 20
There was only one early bus out of Yanque, and Morad and I had to get up at 4:30 AM to catch it. It actually wasn't too bad getting up that early because there was absolutely nothing to do last night other than feel my head throb and listen… Read More »
