Hi all Well we are home safe and sound. Had an extra long stop over in Auckland due to the plane being a piece of s*** and breaking down. It's unnverving to watch the plane being pulled apart. We were so gald to be home, Ash even considered kissing the ground (then realised that it was newtown and there are not shots avaliable to cure Newtown pavement diseases). We still have to upload some more photos (craig - still have to put yours up) so keep...

Ash again. f*** me, Lima is a complete s***hole. I mean, if s*** were a currency, Lima would be the world bank. No, thats too kind, s*** has this sort of natural place in the world and though it smells it's sort of necessary. Lima, on the other hand, isn't. It has zero redeeming qualities. Really. No really, don't ever come here, not even if your favourite sexy movie star offered to fellate you for three months straight. So anyway, as Mandy said we have...

Ok so Lima DOES really suck. We got up this morning and flew from Cusco to Lima and we were all really dedicated to giving this s***hole city another go. We got a cab into the city with high expectations that this time it would be different. This time Lima would embrace us and we would revel in its joy. This time we would love Lima and tell strangers in bars about how great it is and how friendly the people are...... How could I be so wrong? ...

I said there was something else I wanted to tell you, and here it is. Back in Sydney before we left I wanted to do this. I love Kirsty with all my heart and can't imagine life without her. So after keepng Kirsty unwares for four days while hiking, after carrying a carefully chosen ring for 40km through rain and sun and high altitudes, and while sitting with a spectacular view of Machu Piccu before us, I asked Kirsty to be my wife. And she made me ...

Never let it be said that a geek hasn't done the Inca Trail! Four days. 40 km of hiking. 1000 meters climbing. Some 100,000 steps of the feet. And altitudes up to 4215 meters above sea level. It's the hardest, and most rewarding, experience I've ever had. Well almost (more later). This isn't going to be a funny b****** post, as I am so moved by the experience and want to talk seriously about it. So, uh, if you don't like long serious posts tune out now ...