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April 26th 2006

Published: May 29th 2006

South America has been on my 'to do' list for years. I finally got around to organising a trip over that way - unfortunately due to time limitations I only went to Peru, but had a great time and I'll be back :-)... Read Full Entry

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Jo McCarthy

Jo Trouble

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... it's about learning to dance in the rain." - Vivian Greene "I don't think we conquered Everest, I think the mountain relented." "It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves." "...even the mediocre can have adventures and even the fearful can achieve." - Sir Edmund Hillary "The only trips I regret are the ones I never took" - Paddy Pallin 「山に対して優勝することじゃなくて、自分自身のことに対して優勝することだ。」 ... full info

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Cusco - overlooking the Plaza de Armas

Ollantaytambo

- Inca Trail - Day One - We were picked up from our accomodation from 5am onward. Ollantaytambo was a breakfast stop on the way to 'Kilometer 82', the start of the four day trek.

On the way to Kilometer 82

..... on the road again, but a bit of a holdup - roadworks, Peruvian style....

On the way to Kilometer 82

Inca Trail - the final countdown

Passport control, then we're on our way.

Inca Trail - Kilometer 82, bridge over the Río Vilcanota

This is what we all came for - welcome to the Inca Trail :-)

Río Vilcanota

Inca Trail - Day One

Inca Trail - camp Wayllabamba

Our camp on the first night was at Wayllabamba (3,000m). The name in Quechua means 'grassy plain'. No, we didn't have to pitch and take down our own tents - those hard working porters took care of all that.

Inca Trail - Day Two

Abra de Huarmihuañusca - 'Dead Woman's Pass'

I finally made it to Abra de Huarmihuañusca - 'Dead Woman's Pass' at 4,200m!

Abra de Huarmihuañusca - 'Dead Woman's Pass'

8th August 2013

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Peru is next on our list for 2014...
but I'm curious...how did a blog published in 2006 just show up in the right column of my Control Panel? Anyway, it looks like the weather was poor in May...we'll probably go a bit later in the season.

8th August 2013

Jo Trouble
Jo McCarthy

Well, to be honest I was testing something for a user and needed to move a blog entry with a large number of photos. This entry was the one I used, and I used the quiet publish, but this still puts it in the CP of followers. A nice trip down memory lane at the same time :-)

8th August 2013

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

Great Memories
Ah, your pictures brought back some great memories. It looks like you had a great time and did as much as possible. I'm glad you made it to Peru.

8th August 2013

Grey haired nomads
David & Janice The grey-haired-nomads

I'll be back!
Peru dances in jot for for the tourist, bursting with life and colour like nowhere else other than India! We're sure you loved every moment. David and Janice

8th August 2013

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

WOW
Too good a blog of photos to not write the 500 words...so this not on Front Page...don't know what I can do with you Jo...too old to put over my knee! A great adventure for a select group to share. Great photos.

8th August 2013

Jo Trouble
Jo McCarthy

haha - it's actually an old blog which I was using for testing for someone. I could probably put together 500 words for it - but other entries need finishing first ;-)

11th August 2013

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

dreadlock rasta alpacas? :)

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