Day 42 13/11/09 I woke up with a very sore ankle but strapped it ready for the Inca trail. We stopped in town so I could buy supplies as my leg had negated doing this the day before. From the town centre we went to the checkpoint at KM82 the start of the Inca trail. Having had our passports stamped at the entrance we got underwaay. The walking although quite sore was not too bad and I had soon eased into a rythum. Additionally, the combination of coca leave...

Day 39 10/11/09 Early the next morning we caught a bus to Cusco from where we would begin the Inca trail.We arrived in Cusco during the late afternoon. With no real time to explore the city we settled into our room before a meeting about the Inca trail and receiving our duffels.After the meeting we headed out for Janey's birthday. The restaurant we went to was just off the main square. It was brilliant! Roland had organised a private room for us and it was decor...

Day 37 8/11/09 Another early day for our tour of Lake Titicaca. We headed down to the lake on 'Tuk Tuks' though in my opinion they were rickshaws as they were not powered but who knows. As we were to spend the night at a home stay our first stop was the local market. Juber our local guide for the lake advised us that in addition to standard essentials such as wheat, sugar and rice we take with us fruit as well as it was difficult to get on the peninsula in la...

Day 18 In the morning we all got on a bus to La Serena a costal resort in Northern Chile. When we arrived at our hostel it was very reminisent of my room on Dawlish Road! Fortunately I had no plans to spend too much time laying around in it. After a quick dinner we booked on a tour to one of the local observatories before having a brief wander around the town. La Serena like most Spanish colonial cities is based around a main square, it also had a nice promen...

Day 18 In the morning we all got on a bus to La Serena a costal resort in Northern Chile. When we arrived at our hostel it was very reminisent of my room on Dawlish Road! Fortunately I had no plans to spend too much time laying around in it. After a quick dinner we booked on a tour to one of the local observatories before having a brief wander around the town. La Serena like most Spanish colonial cities is based around a main square, it also had a nice promen...