I had the most amazing surprise this morning, a phone call from home. My family was celebrating my nieces 21st birthday (and my nephews birthday as well), so they decided to give me a call after they had dinner. Even though I was woken up at 5am by the call, it was the best surprise!!! It was so great to hear everyone's voices!!! This morning we had a little sleep in which was lovely. I started to walk to breakfast, and noticed that Kathy and Jan's door was ...

Today we had the option of sleeping in or heading back to Machu Picchu for the morning. There was no way I was going to give up a chance to spend another morning at Machu Picchu. So for the handful of us that were willing to give up our sleep in, we were to meet in the hotel lobby at 6.30. So I set my alarm for 5.10..... Or so I thought. I woke up in the morning and it looked pretty light. I wasn't going to look at my watch, but in the end curiosity got the ...