Waking up hungover and having to pack, not the best thing. After dropping my bag I headed out for brunch with a few people. I ordered a coffee, a smoothie, a croissant and a chicken sandwich.. you can tell I'm hungover. After this I hit the local marker and went shopping. I think I walked a few laps of the market before starting shopping. After about an hour I was finished and went back to the hotel to pack it into my bags. We then hopped on the mini bus, our b...

A second 3.30am wake up call, this time it was for a day hike up rainbow mountain. Only one person from the tour group wanted to come so we joined in with the other tour. We waited from 4am at the lobby for out minibus to arrive. We then were on the bumpy bus for 2.5 hours before reaching a spot for breakfast. Here we were given a pancake, some coffee and tea. After this we drove another hour through the mountains, having to stop a few times to let other cars pas...

A 3.30am start.... no cocoa tea today but the excitement of Machu Picchu was enough to get me up and out of bed. Breakfast was baked bread and spread with some tea in the tent, we were also given a cheese sandwich for a snack. Off we treked down the trail for about 10minutes before lining up at the gate to be let in at 530am. At 5.30 the gate finally open and we slowly walked through and begun hiking to sun gate. The first part was mainly flat and then the hill...

Another 530am wake up, again with cocoa tea so I can't complain. Last night was another night spent coughing and with the tissues beside me. Today I felt a little fatigued but I dragged mysef out of the tent and got ready for the day. For breakfast today we got pancakes with caramel sauce and names of animals on them, so amazing. Nick once again reminded us of anotehr small pass before heading downhill and on some "Inca" flat. After breakfast we started out, g...

A 5.30am wake up with a knock at the tent and the offer of cocoa tea. We got up and ready and had some breakfast. At breakfast our guide Nick told us that we are heading over dead womens pass at 4200m and that we will be having 2 breaks on the way up. The first part was a little steep but soon after it was time for our first break, that wasn;t too bad I thought. The next part Nick warned of Inca stairs... I didn't hear that part so off I trotted. After lots and l...