Machu Picchu, Peru
After booking the Inca Trail more than 5 months ago, the time had finally come to start our four day trek to Machu Picchu - and as you can imagine not even the 5am wake up was enough to dampen our excitment!
After an interesting three hour bus journey we arrived at the checkpoint, bought snacks and walking sticks for the journey and were off - 11 gringos, 2 guides (Victor and Bernardo), 1 cook and 15 porters (who somehow managed to run along the trail in sandals...