Day 6, part 1

Day 6 Cusco/Aguas Calientes (Mo, May 22) Elevation: 6,693 feet
Travel back by bumpy van to Ollantaytambo to catch the scenic train to Aguas Calientes. I can’t remember who our guide was if we had one. The train was nice – assigned seats, refreshments like a plane-juice, cookie, etc. I sat with 2 people from London doing 6 month tour of S. America with their next and last stop being the Galapagos and a woman from San Francisco who had just done Galapagos. It turned out they did/were doing the same boat excursion with gourmet meals. On my own I walked around Aguas Calientes (steep inclines and declines), did some souvenir shopping, checked out massage places (it seems that my first step onto the steep decline pulled my back just a little). Later I went back for a $20 (60 soles) massage but it was very difficult to tell them what was wrong. Very little English is spoken anywhere. I did not do dinner with others I don’t think.
Pictures:
1-2 car ride to Ollanta
3-4 Train staton-Ollanta
5 cusco stay group at train station: Ben, Simon, Kaela, Sarah
6 Train ride to Agua CalienteRead more