Wednesday 6th July Set off on the long drive towards Puno and Lake Titicaca, made even longer when the road was blockaded by the local community at Juliaca, protesting against the pollution of the river by a large factory(?). We stopped for 2.5 hours, made tea, played football and David attempted to learn to play his newly acquired pan pipes so that he could accompany Robert on the guitar! We were eventually allowed throught after giving (bribing) the "...

Monday 2nd JulyA relaxing day in Cuzco with plenty of time to rest our weary legs! The sun is still shining (25+ during the day, but cold at night), and there´s more sites to see here before we leave.Tuesday 3rd JulyThanks for all the birthday messages - it`s certainly been a birthday to remember. For those of you worrying about me coping with the altitude - I'm fine, just VERY slow going up hill, otherwise no other effects!We`re off on the museum trail...

Wednesday 27th JuneWe set off as a "family" of United Mice (name of tour company) with Sol our Guide to travel along the Sacred Valley (Urubamba Valley) to the start of the Inca Trail at Km 82, Piskacucho. Our first Inca site of the Sacred Valley Tour was Sacsayhuaman (sexy woman!) just outside Cuzco. This is where the Inti Raymi ceremony is held on 24th June (winter solstice). Unfortunately we missed it. We had a fantastic view of the city of Cusco fro...

Monday 25th June We drove from Chivay this morning watching the sun rise as we climbed up to 4,800 metres to cross the mountains. The frost and ice was glistening whilst we were shivering as there's no heating in the truck! Fortunately it was very sunny and the scenery stunning - mountains, lakes, alpaca and llamas. After 13 hours we arrived in the Inca City - Cuzco. Tuesday 26th June Catching up on blogging and shopping before we set off on the Inca Trai...

Wednesday 20th June Our next destination was Arequipa, the White City, due to the buildings contructed in white volcanic rock. There was evidence of a protest-riot over fuel prices - rocks, burning tyres and fires in the street - earlier in the day. Thursday 21st June Spent the day sightseeing in the sunshine. The Monasterio de Santa Cataline where we learnt about the life of the nuns and admired the architecture. The Museo Santuarios Andinos was particularly ...