22 hours on a bus that went around and around and around. Katie felt sick and couldn't sleep at all and I had some minor hallucinations or dreams I'm not quite sure. I woke up with a very fast heart beat and sweats, not sure if it was the altitude or not. Although we both bought Diamox we both opted not to take it. We did finally arrive safely in Cusco. The landscape in the morning was gorgeous but the roads wind round and round and its quite easy to feel nauseaus.
We walked around Cusco, which is a gorgeous town. Lots of little alleys with markets to get lost in. We also booked our hike to Machu Picchu and right after that an Amazon jungle trip to Manu National Park. We managed to be coerced into the hardest trek up Salkantay, which is the highest peak of the Peruvian Andes and still currently has snow caps. And just the altitude in Cusco is giving Kates and I difficulty in breathing so we're a bit nervous but I think we'll pull through. (fingers crossed)
We leave on Tuesday and will be back from the Jungle Tour after 9 days....so this will most likely be the last post for a bit. Here's hoping we come out alive...from the mountains and from the jungle!
ps - the computers here are super slow. I tried to upload even ONE photo today but it was taking forever! I will figure something out after these two major adventures (if we survive...just kidding).
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