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...

Today we got up at 8am to get picked up for the Inca Trail. My phone was still playing up and I was starting to develop a nasty cough, not much I could do about either. We hopped on the bus and headed down a small dirt road to km 82 the starting point. On the way we saw the axel of another vehicle come off with all the porters standing on the side of the road. Once we reached the start of the trek we were given our walking poles, sleeping bags and mats. We pac...