Stunning scenery and making camp

Unbelievably, at 2.15pm, still 190km from Cusco, we stopped for lunch!  Half of us had had something to eat while we were stuck for all that time.  The other half took Nikki up on her offer to go to one of the restaurants back down the road.  She told them to split up, so that they wouldn’t have to wait too long for their food, and to be back on the truck by 3pm.  Instead, 10 of them went to the same restaurant!  They said that groups of locals were served ahead of them.  Some of them cancelled their orders completely, and some got takeaways.  We set off again at 3.35pm!  I had visions of a repeat of yesterday!

We climbed into the mountains again.  The scenery was stunning!  Soon, we were at 4000 metres again and still climbing!  At one point, we were above the clouds!

At 4.30pm, Ritchie pulled over.  There was a possible bush camp site.  He felt it was a bit too early to stop, but he asked our opinion.  The group voted to stop!  We were at altitude, and it would be a cold night, but at least we could pitch our tents in daylight and have dinner at a reasonable time.  What's more, the views were incredible!  

Ritchie didn't want us to be to conspicuous (in a gigantic yellow truck!), so he said we would just put the kettle on and make a hot drink until the light started to fade and the road quietened down.  As we waited, the clouds parted, and snow-capped peaks appeared. This is why we overland!! 😀Read more