Day 3 was through cloud forest and really reminded me of treking the west coast back home on a foggy day. There were lots of fun/sketchy bridges like this one. After lunch we had a bus booked to take us down a road section, though some psychos decided they needed to hike for the entire 5 days. Those of you who know Clay are well aware of what he did. Jet engine. Anyways, the Irish couple left us on this day to take a train/bus combo to Aguas Callientes and we were down to 5 trekers. I have some great stories about this American father-son team from the deep south but I think they should be reserved for drunken conversations when a good laugh is needed. Remind me about it, these are damn hilarious stories.
Children here are the cutest in the world and I don't care that I've only seen a tiny bit of it. This conversation is OVER (inside joke, appologies).
A bit more of Day 3... replace deciduous trees with coniferous and you've got BC west coast rain forest.
Day 4 started with a cable car, which is always fun. Don't Steve and Adam cuddle well?
The men on the 4th day. Every day had some sort of challenge. This one brought us intense sun all morning while we hiked along dirt/sand roads. I sweat buckets, which made me hungry, which brings me to one of my favorite parts of treking hard: chocolate bars. It's like you're supposed to eat them, they're almost HEALTHY, I love it. Ok, no one cares about my passion for chocolate, back to the trek. The afternoon was all along train tracks which was a bit tough as you had to watch your feet. However, when you did look up it was always to see lush greens that a camera just can't capture (well, mine can't). We got into Aguas Callientes that night and had a shower! With hot water! No shower head but we musn't be picky now. The next morning had a 4:00 wake up call to get up to Machu Picchu for 'sunrise'...
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