Last night at camp

We gave the porters tips, clothes and thanks in appreciation of their hard work. They introduced themselves and told us what they did and we did too and where we are from. Four days without a shower we all were a bit on the nose

I made it!! Inca Trail is done and dusted

August 26th 2006
Goal achieved Inca Trail conquered and I am in one piece perhaps a little fitter and stiffer than when I started! This is a reasonably long entry just thought I would warn you up front. What a journey though. 40 km trek which was very tough on the knees and my ankles thanks to 15 previous ankle sprains from too many years of netball. It was the most wonderful experience of my life and I ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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