Well, yesterday was pretty incredible.
I woke up this morning feeling a little sore, but the good kind of sore where you know that you earned it the day before.
We left the cutest, most picturesque hotel in South America just before 6:00 am. We had a short bus ride to Ollantaytambo, where we boarded the Inca Rail train for a 90 minute trip to Aguas Calientes.
The scenery was okay, I guess*.
Aguas Calientes is the small town at the base of Machu Picchu. From there, we had to switch to another bus to drive up the mountain. At the top, you get in line to show your passport and enter the archeological park. Approximately 2,500 people visit Machu Picchu every day, and approximately 2,400 of them were in the entry line with us. (I think the other hundred were in the bathroom line.)
But the travel and the hordes of people were all forgotten as soon as we saw this view:
As you can see, we won the weather lottery and were blessed with an absolutely beautiful morning. The temperature must have been around 65/70 degrees. We had several hours to explore, and we could stick with Saul or head off on our own. I left the group briefly to hike up to the highest overlook (when did I start to like hiking? this is a mystery but a good development as it was really nice to get a little good exercise), where I saw this guy hanging out:
Overall it was completely fantastic and if you want to see the rest of the (too many and that all kinda look the same) pictures I took, you know where to find me.
*Sarcasm font.
**Emily is still not quite her usual self, but she was a trooper, and sucked it up to participate in all the day's activities. Like a boss.
**Emily is still not quite her usual self, but she was a trooper, and sucked it up to participate in all the day's activities. Like a boss.
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