Inti Punku sun gate
2024年5月25日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Take a ‘short cut’ back towards town that winds up being sketchy and time consuming. Finally get to the start of the real hike - up 3500 ft to sun gate. Lots of stairs and a bit of altitudeもっと詳しく
A return to camping
2024年5月24日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Left out little house and rode further down the valley to Ollantantambo. Found a nice
Campground by the river. Walk the dusty road back to Ollantantambo and hike up Pinkuylluna - across the valleyもっと詳しく
Up the river … almost to the top
2024年5月23日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Opted to go for a hike up to our nearby ridge. Followed the river as it cut its way down the valley. Lost the trail for a bit as we got closer to the top. Then hit a blocked trail. Gave up on ourもっと詳しく
Salineras de Maras .. finally
2024年5月22日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Did some bike cleaning and maintenance in the morning and then headed out on bikes towards the trailhead for Salinas de Maras. Bit of a steep climb but with nice views Ali g the way. Quite busy andもっと詳しく
Back to the sacred valley
2024年5月21日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Pack up and catch a ride down to Yuncay and our bikes. Load up and make our way to little home with big garden. Another big festival complete with bands and a walk up the mountain with a cross.
And then there were two
2024年5月20日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Day spent on various errands and the girls preparing to leave. Nice vegetarian dinner
Back to civilization
2024年5月19日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Incredibly rainy night. So glad we were sleeping inside. Take a car over a rocky road and over very sketchy bridges. Transfer to a ferry and then to another car. Rain continues. Board our final carもっと詳しく
Onto Boca Colorado
2024年5月18日, ペルー ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Rain during the night leaves some of us a bit damp. Pack up as clouds clear and sun pops out. Spot monkeys right above our camp. Head out and immediately see a caiman doing a belly flop. Turtlesもっと詳しく
The sun returns
2024年5月17日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Though hear animal noises during the night, we awake safe and sound. Sun is out and the temp is rising. Float along seeking out monkeys, turtles and caimans. Leave the hills behind. Spot lots ofもっと詳しく
A small leap forward
2024年5月16日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Manage to break camp easier than setting up. Overcast morning as we paddle toward Boca Manu. Determine that it’s best to take a boat to make up the rest of the time we lost due to the storm. Chugもっと詳しく
Onward
2024年5月15日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Amazingly the river is down and looks safe to go. First a quick soak to warm up. Head off into cloudy skies and cool temperatures. Spot 2 capybaras along the bank. In a scary moment, Maddie getsもっと詳しく
Washout
2024年5月14日, ペルー ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Pouring rain overnight and the river is high, very fast and full of debris. Determine it is not safe to go. Instead walk to waterfall during a rain break and soak in the hot springs.
Shintuya lodge and hot springs
2024年5月13日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
After a night of rain, up early to try and catch birds by clay lick. More fumbling but board our boats and paddle across the river. Apparently the birds don’t like rain so it’s a no show.もっと詳しく
Onto the Rio Madre de Dios
2024年5月12日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Early morning wake up, and carry our gear to the dock. Fumble through our first inflation and loading of the boats. Push off and are surprised by some big rapids. Continue along for a bit - stoppingもっと詳しく
Into the jungle
2024年5月11日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Organize ourselves and head across town to meet our guide Jeremy. Catch a van to the outskirts of Cusco and wait awhile for those vans to fill up. Finally head out and up over a mountain range,もっと詳しく
Cusco adventures
2024年5月10日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Wanting to amortize our Cusco Tourist Ticket - hit a few more sites in Cusco. First a small museum in town and then Sasqawaman. The size of the rocks used to build the walls was tremendous. Continuedもっと詳しく
On to Cusco
2024年5月9日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Transition day. Say goodbye to little Pisco as he is going to hang out with a local vet. Pack up and wind our way up and out of The Valley. Arrive in busy Cusco and check into our apartment. Do a bitもっと詳しく
A return to Pisaq
2024年5月8日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Awake to a rainy morning. Explore another huge market in town. Make our way back to Pisaq. As it is relatively late, determine we need to take a taxi to the top and walk down. Immense area of ruinsもっと詳しく
Ollantaytambo and Moray
2024年5月7日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Big day planned! Three of us head to Ollantaytambo to explore where the Incas managed to hold off the Spaniards. After met up with Hannah and took a taxi up into the hills to Moray - an agriculturalもっと詳しく
A hike up the mountain kitten chaos
2024年5月6日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Maddie and I head out on a little hike up the mountain. Turns out to be a pilgrimage route. Very steep but beautiful views. Return to town and do our daily shopping. De code to put Pisco (the kitten)もっと詳しく
Pisaq market
2024年5月5日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
After a slow start, catch a series of collectivos to go to Pisaq. Wander the market, considering different purchases. Lots of festive events going on. Grab lunch and ice cream and catch a directもっと詳しく
Meetup!
2024年5月4日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Organize our gear, taking only what we need for next few weeks. Hop on colectivo and head to Urubamba. Find our Airbnb and settle in. Hannah and Maddie arrive soon after. Walk around town and get foodもっと詳しく
Final ride …. for now
2024年5月3日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Very rainy night! Clouds and rain continue and we don our rain gear for the first time in many months. Ride a muddy road until able to cross the river Nice breakfast in Pisaq. Relatively easy cruiseもっと詳しく
Into the sacred valley
2024年5月2日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Continue to follow Rio Urubamaba towards Cusco. Gradual down with some undulating hills. Stop in Urcos for lunch. Stop and explore Inca road and puerta. Peel off the main road and enter the Sacredもっと詳しく
Rainbow Mountain
2024年5月1日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Maddie and Alec decide to make the journey from Cusco to join us on a hike to Rainbow Mountain. Arrange transport with a taxi and we make the beautiful but sketchy ride to trailhead. Plagued by a flatもっと詳しく
Hannah Boe
Woaaaahhhh