So the whole reason we were in Peru was to hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Today was the day that journey would begin. I was up by 3:30 to get a last shower in and be ready to meet our guides by 4:30. David and Toribio (Toro) came to get us. We were expecting a car outside so […]
Once again Jeff and I were up and ready to have a fun filled day. Saul, our tour guide from the previous day had cautioned us that the Sacred Valley gets very crowded and had arranged for us to leave thirty minutes earlier. He felt that thirty minutes could make a big difference in the crowds we would have to […]
Day 2 Maras and Moray When we travel I try to pack in as much as I can. My plan for this trip was to take it a little easier since we needed to prepare for the big hike but of course I still made plans for us. On our first full day in Cusco we got up and enjoyed […]
Jeff and I had been planning to visit Machu Picchu for about five years. I think we started talking about it when we hiked the Grand Canyon in 2011. I know we began speaking about it in earnest on our honeymoon in February of 2012. We met a couple who had backpacked to the site. We also met someone who […]