I wake up early again at 5am and I lie in bed listening to the loud dawn chorus here. There are things close by that I can hear like the dogs and roosters which roam free about the place. Theres also the sounds of birds singing and the Cicadas sound loud again like they did last night after the rafting. Its an undescrible sound, a cross between water rushing through old pipes in the next room and old powerlines starting up, a constant tinatus type sound which can...

So I wake up at 3am local time feeling a lot better. I'm ravenous so I find my snack bag and eat some food. I've still got a cup of the coca leaf tea that the hostel has available 24hrs in reception from last night. You put ten leaves in boiling water. Its supposed to help with the altitude sickness, and as long as theres a large amount of sugar in it I'll try anything! I sip it and realise I'm gonna be ok which is a huge relief. I've got hours till I need to be ...