30th May 2005 Todays the day everyone was waiting for, the whole point of the trek.........we got up at 5am and started walking to the check point at 5.30am. We walked our way round the mountain to the bottom of the Sun Gate, where we climbed 50 more steps that were vertually vertical, and then we saw it, Machu Picchu..........its was so stunning. We congratulated each other on making it and then we sat down and waited for the sun to rise over Machu P...

28th May 2005 Today was far easier than yesturday and much more scenic, Liz and I basically stuck together today, with behind us, I think still suffering a little, as he seems to be much better after lunch, leaving us for dust! My blisteres that I got from the day previous were so sore they no longer hurt, your okay, I didn't take a picture of them! But they were like something out of a horror film! We managed to be only 10minutes behind everyone ...

28th May 2005 What a day! I think I died and went to hell and back again! Having been up all night not being to well, I think mainly due to worrying about today, we headed off at around 6am. The climb was unbelieveably hard but I was so proud of myself! We headed through the cloud forrest which is a mini rain forest, kept seeing spiders webs but no spiders thank heavens, although I think I saw more of the ground! For the first half of the day I boug...

27th May 2005 - 1st Day The moment we had been waiting for finally dawned at 5.30am!!!!! We were picked up from our hostel by our tour guides, Max & Emillo, for the four day trek to Machu Picchu! The bus took took us (13 trekkers, 2 guides, 1 cook & 21 Porters) to The Sacred Valley town of Ollantayambo where we had breakfast and I purchased two walking sticks made from bambo. After breakie, we headed out of town for another hour, criss crossing th...