Machu Picchu

So I made it back from Machu Picchu in one piece, hooray!!! Just sat in an internet cafe downloading the 200 photos! Dont worry, I wont bore you with them all...just a few to wet the appetite

What an amazing experience though. The scenery en route to machu picchu blew me away the most, such varied terrain and every turn had spectacular mountain views, I felt so high up in the world!. We went through forests and jungle like paths, saw my first hummingbirds and had butterflies following us along route...very idealic. The paths were steep both up and down, so although going up was tough, going down was slightly more hairy making sure you didnt catch yourself out on a loose rock!
On one particular day as the sun beat down, encircled around it was a rainbow coloured circle, something I had never seen before...if anyone else has please let me know! (see picture)

I now have buns of steel and sore legs, the trekking was tough! But I wouldnt have missed it for the world...just to be trekking up towards dead womans pass (the highest and toughest part of the trek, to reach 4200m high) panting out of breath, wondering if I would make it and if I could go any further, and then turning around to see how far I had come and realising how incredible a journey I had taken - that was something special!

I shall leave it there for now. I´m off to Lake Titicaca tomorrow so will write more soon. In the mean time, enjoy the views.

xx

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