Salkantay Trek!

Up at 430 and drove to the start point. Our group was great, felix, susie, Kim, Casper, Rita, Luka Victoria , Simon and Lauren. Walked up to Humantay Lake which was amazing but then walked all the way back down to our accommodation and lunch. I got a ‘room’ upgrade and got placed in an igloo with Juan Alfonso from Mexico who was lovely, talked about his job, life in Mexico, his recommdations, I think he just liked talking to practice his English but he was nice. Watched an ep of the office before just staring out of the cube at the rain coming down thinking how crazy it is to be here. Guides name was Gato

Day 2 was trekking up Salkantay pass, we had ok weather for the first 2 hours up to the pass but as we passed ‘the gringo killer’ and ‘the Peruvian’ the clouds totally enveloped us. On the flat the tendon on the front of my right foot twanged which was agonising but managed through. On the way down it rained pretty much the entire time and just before and after lunch absolutely soaked us. Got to the accommodation. Got wifi, warm shower, beer and crisps were a luxury. Fell asleep listening to the sound of the river

Day after the weather didn’t look good in the morning but got so much better. Walked down into the jungle which was awesome, ate some wild strawberries, fell asleep in a hammock at a camp stay. Went to a coffee place, got lunch, said goodbye to Felix and Susie, got a lift to hydroelectrica where we walked for 2.5/3 hours to aguas calientes with the biggest blisters. Talked and quizzed about Harry Potter with Casper and Kim the whole way.

Machu Picchu day! Woke up again at 430 this time to get the bus up because my feet were ruined. I had circuit 3 with access to the mountain of Machu Picchu, did this with Joe Aoife, Simon, Lauren and Luka and Victoria. It was misty when we got there but after we completed the circuit (and got access to circuit 2 viewpoint through the mountain) to cleared up massively and was magical. Mountain was actually the hardest part of the 4 day trek! Met Sam from England and some French people at the top of the mountain as we waited for clouds to clear. Was so special to spend this day walking around. Got lunch with Kim and Casper before getting the most scenic train ride ever back to Cusco.Læs mere