We were picked up from our hotel at 8am and driven to KM 82, where we gave our duffle bags to the porters. We had our pictures taken by the Inca Trail sign then some guy took our picture with an old film camera. Dimas said it was for the government just in case we go missing on the trail and they will know who they are looking for. I hope he is joking!?! Today is the easiest days hike as it is pretty flat. We stopped for lunch ar 12.30pm where the porters had pot...

We were picked up from the hostel in a minbus and driven to the sacred valley. Margert had to go to the GAP office to see if she can come on the Ince Trail with no passport. We visited a community project funded by GAP for a Womens weavers project. We watched the weaving and learnt how they use nature to dye the Llama and Alpcha wool. We visited various Inca Sites around the sacred valley and went around the market in Ollantaytambo. Margert came to the hotel abou...

After 2 1/2 hrs on a boat and 30mins on a plane we arrived in Cusco. As Cusco is 3326m above sea level it is possible to get altitude sickness, although it is a good place to acclimatise for the Inca Trail. Our Inca Trail guide Dimas came to talk to us about the hikes atc. We were given our duffle bags to put our personal belongings in for the porters to carry. Our bags can only weigh a maximum of 6 KG... as my sleeping bag and roll mat weigh 5 it looks like i...

I'm off to stay in a jungle lodge for two nights. We got a plane from Lima to Cusco the to Pueto Maldonado. Cayman logde is a 3 hour boat ride down the river and we seen loads of animals along the way, although after about an jour the novelty of being on a tiny boat in the rainforest kind of wore off. The lodge is even better than I imagined, it is owned by a French lady who was a tourist 8 years ago and decided she loved the jungle that much that she brought som...

Well I arrived safely.... We are sraying at Hotel Stefanos in Miraflores. We meet the rest of our group tomorrow, from the notice in reception it looks like there are 7 of us. We spent the day walking around the centre and this random guy asked me if I wanted to buy some grass!?! I'm obviously starting to look the part of a traveller at least! We has a breifing with Bruno out GAP Adventure organiser. The breifing turned into a 'How to get robbed' talk. Out group...