November 2, 2005
Day 35
After waking up and packing up all of my stuff, I said goodbye to Cusco this morning. I had been in the area for almost two weeks, so it felt good to move on.
The bus ride to Puno was really long and slow. I went during the day… Read More »
November 1, 2005
Day 34
It's impossible to sleep here. For the last two nights, there hasn't been any room at my hostel except in the big dorms. I didn't think it would be too bad, but I didn't realize that people never sleep here. Every day, lots of people have to get up… Read More »
October 31, 2005
Day 33
I didn't do much today other than catch up on my blog, pictures, sleep, and personal hygiene. I had been away from civilization for six days, so it was a much needed day of rest.
I knew it was Halloween, but I didn't expect much to happen here in… Read More »
October 30, 2005
Day 32
This was the earliest morning of the trip. We had to get up at 3:45, while it was still dark. Eating breakfast was a chore, but everyone was in a good mood because they were finally going to get to see Machu Picchu.
After getting everything ready to go,… Read More »
October 29, 2005
Day 31
Today, we had to get up at 5:15. The toughest day was already behind us, but this day proved to be the longest with ten hours of hiking. I didn't really feel any better or worse in the morning. I just took some more drugs and left, realizing that… Read More »
October 28, 2005
Day 30
There would be no relief from the relentless barrage of early morning wake-ups. This morning we had to get up at 5:45, right after dawn. Once again, I still felt sick. I think I slept a lot, but at soon as I woke up, I started coughing. I ate… Read More »
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 »
