7th augI think by this point we had both realized that after spending 5 whole weeks together with our only time apart really being while we showered or went to the toilet that it was about time we both ventured out alone and had a few days away from each other. I know that Mike was probably ready to kill me just as I was about to kill him. To be honest I was just excited to be able to go off and explore peru on my own and see if I could actually do it. I spent th...

6th AugOn our final day of rafting we were treated to a delicious Israeli breakfast of tomatos, eggs, onion and spices. It was seriously amazing! During the morning we tackled some crazy hard rapids (3,4 and 4+) and after being told the stories of all the people who had died there we were glad to come out of them alive. I have a video of it so you can check out how crazy it got. We finished the day with a bbq prepared by our guide Jose before getting the 2hr bus ...

5th AugI woke up, went for the most scenic wee I have ever been for and got bitten on my bum by sandflies! The sandflies are awful and have covered us both from head to foot in the most itchy bites in the world! Any open flesh is a target!Breakfast was lovely and probably the best Ive had in Peru with fresh fruit, yoghurt and scrambled eggs. We tackled some massive rapids today; it was so hair raising at times but bloody good fun. We stopped for lunch after about...

4th AugWe were due to go to the rafting place ready for our 3 day whitewater rafting trip at 7am. I had stopped puking but still felt awful and Mike really wasn't well. He was going to stay behind but I had no intention of losing the 100 pound we had spent on the trip and then 10 mins before I left he decided to join me. The bus to the Apurimac river took 6hrs and we arrived, were given a safety briefing before literally being chucked into the water to try out ou...

3rd AugThis is an easy one to write, I was so ill all day puking and Mike won te prize for being the first person to get the s***s.I thought mine was food poisoning but now I think about it I actually think it may have just been alcohol poisoning instead. I guess Ill never know!