Today we woke up at 4 a.m. for our first day on the Inca Trail. Only a hot shower can truly wake you up that early, but we quickly found out that there was no hot water this early in the morning at our hotel. After our tepid showers and a quick half-breakfast (the hotel hadn't gotten everything ready by 5 a.m.) we were picked up by Peru Treks at 5:15. Our bus traveled around Cuzco, picking up our fellow trekkers and the headed out to Ollyantantambo for a quick breakfast. We had breakfast in a small cafe in downtown Ollyantantambo. This provided both some tasty pancakes and an opportunity to meet our 12 new family members: Dave, Melinda, Duncan, Heidi, Mark, Julia, Nina, Sorah, Tim, Claudia, Lucia, and Sebastian. We quickly bonded through confusion
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