Lima- 5:52 PM Today's wake up call was rough! 5:00 AM came sooner than I wanted it to. It took me an extra couple of minutes to get out of bed after our wake up call. I surprisingly felt pretty awake after getting dressed and putting my luggage outside the door around 5:15. We double checked the room for anything left behind and headed downstairs. I was elated to see that the restaurant was open and that we wouldn't be stuck eating a to-go breakfast. Edgard sa...

Puno- 5:07 PM This was the first time this trip that I didn't really think I could get out of bed and enjoy the day. My headache that started last night did not go away after 9 hours of sleep like it often does back home. Mimi had the exact same problem that I had. We woke up before our wake up call at 7:15. I thought by drinking water for a while that I might feel better. By 7:15, we still felt horrible. It took me a few tries but I eventually got a hold of Ed...

Puno- 4:45 PM Today has been a long travel day. I knew it was coming but actually experiencing it is very different than reading it on an itinerary. Our wake up call was at 7:00. We got dressed and had our suitcases out the door by 7:15. We then headed downstairs for breakfast. I made sure to eat a lot because I knew our lunch today would be a "box lunch" which would mean I probably wouldn't eat much of it. I even grabbed a muffin and slice of marble cake to t...

Cusco- 5:34 PM What a nice day to be in Cusco! We set the alarm for 7:45. Laying out our clothes each day has made getting ready very easy. We were down to breakfast by about 8:05. Breakfast was really good! I had eggs, French toast, and a small piece of chocolate cake. We sat with an older lady in our group who is from South Carolina. She was very sweet and told us about how she got her doctorate and became a professor. We met in the lobby to start our optio...

Perurail Train- en route to Ollyantaytambo/Cusco 5:27 PM What a day! I learned so much about Machu Picchu I thought my brain was going to explode! The day started at 5:45 with our wake up call. We packed last night so it didn't take very long to get ready this morning. Our bags were out by 6:10 and we went to breakfast. They didn't have the yummy chicken pieces like yesterday so I settled for eggs, fruit and cake. We got on the bus around 6:45 to head to the...