22/10/09 Had a super duper long lie in today went for breakfast and ninoskas ma made me a lovely omelette spent most of the mornign packing my things, more difficult than i expected...i have alot of things! Had a tasty but flipping humungous lunch!! Could barely eat half!! çafter lunch i met up with Sara at the plaza. I did my laundry and we went in search of a bag for my hand luggage. Eventually found a suitable one and i rather like it!! Then we got a combi to the m,olino together to buy a memory card for my camera and come other bits Got a really relly cheap 4gb one that works so well!!! perfection! then we got a combi back to san blas and we went to jacks for dinner and one last ... read more

20/10/09 Well we all got woken up at 330 id had a really bad nights sleep, must have been excited! I got ready in the tent and supprisingly i was the first out and sat down to breakfast bread and jam we set of from the camp in the dark at 420ish to the checkpoint we arrived and were 3rd in the queue evryone was sat around snoozing waiting for the gate to open at 530 Ollie gave me a massage and i gave him one in return felt much less tense! when the gate opened and we finally got let through after the other groups our guide at the from Eduardo started to run, ollie and dan behind him did too so i did aswell we ended up leavng the group behind and us 4 ... read more

18/10/09 We all got woken up at 530, totally exhausted. They brought us a cup of tea in bed!! So lovely! We washed packed up and then sat down to breakfast We had bread, then a maize porridge, then an omlette!!! YUM! We set off at around 7 and immediately we were powering uphill! Today we were going to climb to 4,215m at Warmiwanusca or Dead Womans Pass That meant a 1,200m climb!!! It was such a hard climb I really stuggled at first but after climbing half i woke up and really got stuck in Its easier not to keep stopping and resting but just to find a rythm and slowly keep going I was the thirt one up to the top from our group and the first girl. We also did it in a ... read more

16/10/09 After a relatively good nights sleep i got up, showered and dressed. Packed up all my things and Marie and I went down to breakfast. It was soooooo tasty. I had a bread roll with ham and cheese, yoghurt, and fruit. After breakfast we all piled into a minibus and drove to the sacred valley. First we drove to a little community that did weaving, the children were adorable1!!! Then we drove to Pisac ruins. They are incredible and we walked for over an hour aroudn the site. it gives great views of the valley. After a nice walk we headed back down to the market at pisac. I bought an empanada and choclo con queso (big sweetcorn with cheese). so scrummy Got back on the bus and drove for an hour or so to ... read more

14/10/09 Went and got a taxi to the plaza early this morning I walked up to San Blas and went to the church. It is so very beautiful!! It has an incredile craved pulpit. Its unbeliveabley detailed! On the way back down from San Blas i stopped in Jacks for a superly delicious plate of fruit drizzled in natural yoghurt, honey and lime!! mmmmmmmmmmmm combined with the coffee milkshake i was in heaven! Stopped in an art shop to purchase some earings that i was in love with and got chatting to the owners son...well he started chatting to me! Apparently on saterday i can have 2 pairs free!!! shame ill be at machu picchu!! Back in the plaza i got money out and went to pick up my boots!!!! Oh my goodness!! they are fabulous!!!! ... read more