Onto Boca Colorado
18. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ 🌙 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. TurtlesLes mer
Back to civilization
19. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 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 carLes mer
And then there were two
20. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Day spent on various errands and the girls preparing to leave. Nice vegetarian dinner
Back to the sacred valley
21. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 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.
Salineras de Maras .. finally
22. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 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 andLes mer
Up the river … almost to the top
23. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 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 ourLes mer
A return to camping
24. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 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 valleyLes mer
Inti Punku sun gate
25. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 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 altitudeLes mer
Market day
26. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Opt to relax and enjoy the surroundings without to much exertion. Do head back to Urubamaba for the market and land upon a colorful festival.
One last river valley hike
27. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Follow tourist circuit along a river leading into the mountains behind Ollantaytambo. Stick to the trail and catch the archeological sites. Ultimately lose the trail and wind up on the road. Opt toLes mer
Up and out of the valley
28. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Pack up and make our way to what appears to be the best road out of the valley. Follow a river and train tracks as we gradually wind our way up to the plateau. A few interesting sites along the way.Les mer
And we are back in Cusco
29. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Continue our ride along a very busy road heading towards Cusco. Have to go further up before we can go back down into Cusco. Find a relatively quieter way into the city but are a bit challenged toLes mer
Cusco Highlights
30. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Found ourselves in a huge celebration of Corpus Christi. Saints and crowds abound. Found peace and quiet in the museo del arte precolombino. Did a few errands and back up the hill we go (after againLes mer
Transition to lowlands
31. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Return to where I had walked the night before - venturing further away from the city. Retuned to pack up and ride down to our hostel. A much easier endeavor than getting up the hill. Wandered aroundLes mer
Prepping for the trek
1. juni 2024, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Day spent organizing, doing a bit of shopping and visiting the Inka museum. Ran into a celebration of
Peru’s military. Went to our orientation meeting and out for burgers
Salkantay Trek - Day 1
2. juni 2024, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Very early morning. 2 hour van ride to mollentay for breakfast. Then another hour or so to the start of the trek. Head up into the mountains. Short hike to our first campsite. Have lunch and then upLes mer
Up and over Salkantay
3. juni 2024, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Very early morning! Quickly pack up, have breakfast and head off to the pass. Quite chilly but brilliant blue sky. Quite crowded with both people and pack animals. Successfully deal with the climb andLes mer
Short hike, coffee & hot springs
5.–6. jun. 2024, Peru ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Sleep in a bit (plus they are late in rousing us and getting breakfast together). Continue following the river on an “Inca flat” trail. Lots of short ups and downs - with the path clinging to theLes mer
On to Machu Picchu pueblo
5. juni 2024, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Another early morning as we have a long hike. Our group had gotten bigger as the subgroups have merged. Up we go on the Inca trail. Quite crowded for most of the up. As we head down get our firstLes mer
Machu Picchu
6. juni 2024, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Our group is down to 6 as we climb up the steep stairs to Machu Picchu. Meet our tour guide and in we go. Lots of people but they can’t spoil the magnificent sights. Beautiful day! Back down andLes mer
Wrapping up Cusco
7. juni 2024, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Unable to sleep very late but lay in bed awhile. Highlights of the day include pastries, ceviche, shopping, one last museum and a nice dinner. And of course they are celebrating in the streets andLes mer
A long bus ride
8. juni 2024, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Last stroll through Cusco and of course more parades and celebrations. Arrive at the terminal with plenty of time to spare, only to be told that the bikes couldn’t go on the bus. Ultimately theyLes mer
Lima
9. juni 2024, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
The sun rises as we finally drop down to sea level (after a night of lots of ups and downs and twisting roads). Sadly our furry friend is taken from us. Finally arrive in Lima and after reassembling,Les mer
A last ride in Lima
10. juni 2024, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Enjoy a final ride along the coast. Impressed even more by cycling infrastructure. Work on securing boxes and packing materials. Nice seafood dinner.
Packing up
11. juni 2024, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
After a failure with the prearranged bike boxes, managed to find other ones
relatively quickly. Did find the “cat park” - a rather large green space filled with well cared ore cats. Spend most ofLes mer