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Published: October 25th 2008
Inca Trail - Day 1
1 hour in and we´re doing good .... don´t know what all the fuss was about!Well it has been a few days since finishing the Inca Trail and we are suprisingly feeling good. So much so that we have been off on a horse ride today..... well we sat on the back of some horses while they walked us through the countryside in the hills of Cusco.
I think as with most people we were a little apprehensive about completing the Inca Trail as we are not the most active people in the world and not regular hikers or campers (as many know this has been Sarita´s first camping experíence). But hey we did it with out many problems at all and I have to say that it was worth every dollar paid and every once of energy that we put into to it.
Hola Chicos from a very happy Sarita!
I survived the Inca Trail 😊 ... but ohmigod it was hard work (& altitude sickness on the 3rd day didn´t help), but soo worth it ... the most amazing experience ... but definitley never again.
We thought it was time we shared a few of the fascinating facts we´ve learned while out here (in a Harry Jagpal ´did you know´style)
So
Inca Trail - Night 1
Sarita´s first ever camping experience .. at 1 with the cold and with nature did you know that the quickest anyone´s ever done the Inca Trail was in 3 hours 45 mins .. they ran it in a Marathon that takes place every September. It took us 4 days!
Also did you know that Peru is where potatoes originated from.
Yes fact fans.
It was the Spaniards who then took them over to Europe 500 years ago.
Not only that, there´s over 4000 different kinds of potato in Peru.
They like their potatoes here.
Now, I know not all of you were convinced by the greatness of the Panama Canal .. so here´s a few facts to illustrate it´s brilliance!
The Panama Canal was built to basically split Central America in half so that all the world´s ships could easily get from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans without having to go all the way down to the tip of South America.
Not only that but in order to run the Canal, they had to build the world´s largest man made lake to provide enough water for the canal.
It takes one day for a ship to travel down the 50 miles of the Canal.
Most ships have to pay about 100 to
Inca Trail - Day 2
Adam showing the locals how the Inca´s could have taken care of the Spanish ... Ninja style 200 thousand dollars for the privelage of crossing the Canal.
The day we were there there was a beast of a cargo ship that had paid $250 000 to make the crossing.
I tell you that Canal is AMAZING! & yes, I could have sat there happily all day bidding Bon Voyage to all the sailors on all the ships that sailed past 😊
Right that´s it for now from us.
We´re off to Puno tomorrow to get across to Lake Titicaca (he he) before heading into Bolivia
So Hasta Luego Chico´s till next time.
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Kiran
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Congrats on completing the Inca...
Great to hear you're still fit and healthy after the inca trail...pics look amazing! Adam - can't believe that handle-bar moustache/beard thing is back! :-P P.S. Maxie is enjoying reading about where you are from the travel magazines you guys left behind :-) xxx