Well, I guess I'm not too good at doing this blog thing. On the other hand, the pace we have been keeping since we left home has been nothing short of grueling. All but the odd day has started at 6 or 6:30 AM. Our last blog was when we arrived in Cuzco, Peru at about 4000 metres. We were given coca tea (yes a derivitive of cocaine but with no hallucinations) and told to rest. The next morning we were off for a tour of the city with some visits to ruins. Thos...

Hi Again We arrived in Cuzco about 1 PM today. Taken to our hotel and given coca tea to help acclimatize us to 11,000 feet. Then we had to rest for the afternoon. Just had a bite to eat and a short stroll down to the magnificent main square. The sight during landing was nothing short of breath-taking. Took a couple of photos but I will let EJ add them to the blog. The photo here is just taken from the site. The amazing thing about the Andes is that they are ...