Today I wake up at 6.15am and get up and pack up my washing which has dried overnight and everything else ready for todays adventure. Joep, Caroline and I sit back at the table where we had our beer together last night. The only table in this beautiful little garden. There are palm trees, a banana tree, and a beautiful red hibiscus tree. We are invited upstairs to the breakfast room where there are boiled eggs and bread and jams and fruit juice and tea. We wait a bit but Paulo isnt there yet. We start our breakfast and after half an hour Joep goes to check on Paulo. We wonder for a second if he even came home last night, he did tell us he would be out last night in the party town here in Santa Teresa. He is here though and comes and has some food with us at 8. Phew! At 8.20 our bus arrives to take us to the Ziplinging. Were going to travel over 2,500 meters of cables with the longest ride covering 400 meters and the highest 150 meters. This is South Americas highest and Perus first canopy zip-line. Were told to leave all we can behind at the base. Its another beautiful and hot day already so I leave my jacket behind but have no pockets at all to carry a camera. Were kitted out with a harness a helmet and some pretty heavy duty gloves which I soon learn is to brake with! The first two zips are long and in the regular seated position, however i seem to twist in it. Theres a short hike to the next one which is an upsidown "monkey" position which is interesting. Paulo Takes a film of me! Seeing the views upsidown for quite a long zip and not knowing where the end is as my body is facing the wrong way is a little frightening! Next up we have a suspension bridge. Thankfully there is a safely wire as this is the hardest suspension bridge I've ever done! the slats of wood are only about 10cms wide and the distance between slats is about a metre, sometimes more! the whole this isnt longer than about 100meters but its a tough bridge, with everyone concerned about their balance. It would just take one person to fall for us all to be off balance. One woman is crying and we call out encouragement to her. Finally its over and I'm grateful as that was intense! Two zips to go. One short one on my back and the final long one which is superman/condor style. That was great fun! We finish and go back to the base to de-rig. Then its back on the bus to Hydroelectrica for some lunch. We walk for a couple of hours along the traintracks and stoped with most of the group at a restaurant where there was piles of backpacks and a busy cantine area which is filled with backpackers and the smells of food. Paulo send the group into it but holds us asside. We walk on for another 20 minutes, I'm sad that we didn't get to eat yet as I've certainly worked up an appetite and could do with a break. My bites from yesterday are giving me trouble and resisting th eurge to scratch is almost unbearable. We walk past a couple of very cool inka stoneworks a female time teller and what looks like reminants of an irrigation system. We continue on to our restaurant which is much quieter and so worth the extra wait as here we have our first sighting of Matchu Picchu! It was truly a magical moment! The end was literally in sight! We had a wonderful lunch of avocado, soup, chicken in a sauce with potato and rice shaped like a mountain! We slept in the hammocks for a little while during the hottest part of the day and then travelled on along the flat route for hours stopping off at places to use the bathroom and buy a frozen strawberry smothie. We also cross a bridge which has 2 options, cross it along the train lines, but if theres a train, get out of the way.... or walk along the side path. the girls chose the side path, but the path is made of flat bits of metal that arent very well attached together. theres just as much chance that we will fall! we make it to the otherside safely though and Caroline and I take a cheeky snap with the boys behind us, we crossed over first! Finally after a long long time we come to the town of Augea Callientes which is the town at the foot of Matchu Picchu. This is where Joep and Caroline have a different hostel to me. Paulo walks me to the most plush looking hotel in the town. I check in and am elated at the sight of my beautiful room. It has 2 double beds, there are no ventilation holes, the room has hot water, theres a bath, theres shampoo and soap and a TV! Theres even a hairdryer!!!! This feels so exsessive after my previous stop overs. I shower and its about 5pm so I walk about the town before it gets too dark. I buy myself a small green bag to use tomorrow and buy some souvenirs and water. Dinner tonight is the last time we will see Paulo as he hands the rest of the tour over to a specialist on Matchu Picchu. Dinner was ok, but not as nice as lunch! The Beer is double what it was yesterday here.... no 4 for 1 offers either! This town is very much a tourist hub for Matchu Picchu and I realise how lucky I've been to be staying in the remote guesthouses feeling a bit of the real life in Peru. The new tour guide Rebeka meets me at my hotel at 8pm. I give her my trekking poles as I'm done with them. She briefs me about tomorrows tour which starts at 6.20-6.30am but I have to be in the queue for the bus at 4.45am to make it on time! Afterwards I return to my room and have a moment where I think this is the comfiest bed in the world. Moments later I'm fast alseep.