Inka Trail

11th November Cusco
I am just back from a 4 day hike allong the famous inka trail to see the inka city of Machu Piccu.
The first day wasn´t too difficult with a bus to the start in the morning and the hike too the first camping relativly easy. The second day involved walking uphill for 5 hours or so to the highest pass on the treck at 4200 meters. On the third day we got completely soaked just before camping. On the fourth day we had a 3am start (why oh why) and we got to Machu Piccu by arround 8am or so. this meant going down loads of inka steps in the dark with a flashlight. Overall it was a challenging and worthwhile experiance. The food was great, hauled up there by an army of porters who run up the trail in sandals with a huge weight on their backs. We had 2 guides and saw many interesting inka sights on the way to the awe inspiring Machu Piccu.
The views were amazing peeping out regularly from the mist and clouds.
The scenery changed from high andian grasses to forest on the last day which is a bit lower.
Today will be a day to relax.