My turn to feel rough with the altitude today as horrid pain in head! I now know why all the travel info suggests a few days to get used to the altitude before going on a trek! Drinking lots of Coca tea (which looks like bay leaves in hot water) which is the traditional remedy and walking slowly. Starting to feel better! Matt is better today just as the guys in the hotel said he would be, but we are both taking it easy. Walked into town (slowly) and got some alp...

Tiring journey today as got up at 3am to leave BA and get flights to Peru. Arriving in Cuzco was great amazing scenes and sunny. Hotel is really friendly, and gave us coca tea as soon as we arrived. Matt suffered first from the altitude (and tiredness too) and was really rough by the evening but hotel has free oxygen and were right when they said he would feel better tomorrow. We indulged in room service oxygen which has to be a first! plus a big bag of sweets H