The following takes place on Sunday, January 2, 2011
We finally made it. With a very early start(3:30am), Denise, Flavio, and I made our way to the gates of Machu Picchu to begin the hour and half, 400 meter high, climb to where Machu Picchu actually is.
Absolutely amazing.
Take a look:
http://s238.photobucket.com/albums/ff256/pangaeanshift/Salkantay%20Day%205%20-%20Machu%20Picchu/
The following takes place on Saturday, January 1, 2011
Start time: 8am. We got to sleep in!!!!
No rain, for once. It was actually extremely hot today(until we reached the train tracks). Today was the last push until we got to Aguas Calientes, the town near Machu Picchu.
Kilometers Walked: 23
Amazing Race Standings arriving at final camp(hostel):
1st – Corey(by default. His was the first hostel we came across)
2nd – Denise
3rd – Flavio
Slideshow of photos from Day 4:
http://s238.photobucket.com/albums/ff256/pangaeanshift/Salkantay%20Day%204/
The following takes place on Friday, December 31, 2010
Start time: 7:00am
Kilometers walked: 13
Kilometeres driven: +25
Only walked up to the point where we were picked up by car(otherwise it would be a seven day trek). Rained the entire time. Again. I’m getting real real annoyed with the rain. Can’t take photos when it’s raining. We were driven after lunch to Santa Theresa where we said goodbye to Jennaina(had to make her trek in only four days as she had to catch a flight back home to Brazil) and had semi-warm showers at the house of the family whose house we were camping on the roof at.
Arrival time at vehicle pick up point: ~1:30pm
Amazing Race Standings at Pick up point:
1st – Denise
2nd – Flavio
3rd – Corey
Eliminated – Bobek
Slideshow of photos from Day 3:
http://s238.photobucket.com/albums/ff256/pangaeanshift/Salkantay%20Day%203/
The following takes place on Thursday, December 30, 2010
Start time: 6am
Total kilometers walked: 21
Highest point: 4600 meters above sea level
Cold, wet, windy, highly miserable. Soaked through a poncho and a rain jacket and three shirts.
Both Eleanor and Denise, suffering from exhaustion and altitude sickness, opted to take a horse from Camp #1 to the peak of the mountain pass.
Arrival at Camp #2 at ~6:30pm
Amazing Race Standings arriving at Camp #2:
1st – Denise
2nd – Flavio
3rd – Bobek
4th – Corey
Eliminated – Jennaina
Slideshow of pictures from Day 2:
http://s238.photobucket.com/albums/ff256/pangaeanshift/Salkantay%20Day%202/
The following takes place on Wednesday, December 29, 2010
The five day trek that started today is really really hard to put into words. Which makes writing the blog posts so much easier. I will post a slideshow of all the pictures from each day, and a little bit of stats on what the day was like.
It’s easier for me! And less for you to read of me rambling.
Enjoy!!
Start: 4:30am. Company was nearly an hour late picking me up. Actually left hostel at 5:30am. Left Cuzco at 6am.
Breakfast not included today. Very expensive bowl of scrambled eggs with bread.
Total kilometers walked: 19km
Arrived at Camp ~6pm-ish
Amazing Race Standings for arriving at Camp:
1st – Corey
2nd – Jennaina
3rd – Denise
4th – Flavio
5th – Bobek
Eliminated – Eleanor
Slideshow of photos from Day 1: http://s238.photobucket.com/albums/ff256/pangaeanshift/Salkantay%20Day%201/?albumview=slideshow
