The start of the trail!!! Scary stuff. We woke up very early to get our bus from Cusco to KM82 stopping briefly in Ollantaytambo for some breakfast. At KM82 we went through the checkpoint and had our passports stamped. We then immediately crossed the bridge (pictured) over the river and began our trail... The first day, Kim and I both carried our packs and the going was pretty tough with all the weight. The scenery on the climb however was pretty amazing. We co...

Today we got up at 8am and wandered into town to discover it´s the hottest day in Cusco thus far!  We grabbed coffee on a balcony and decided we´d hit some of the museums and galleries.So we went to Museo de Arte y Monasterio de Santa Catalina, Museo Municipal de Arte Contemporaneo, Museo Historico Regional and the Museo de Arte Popular.  All were quite small but all definitely worth a visit on the Tourist Ticket we have.  Think this af...

Again, we woke up early (6.30am) to get ready for our rearranged paragliding trip.  However, they did not turn up again (until 9am however, so at least they came this time!).  We took a jeep into the Sacred Valley with our paragliding instructor. It was so amazing to see the biggest of Peru´s mountains topped in snow with clouds coming over them. I only brought my disposable camera with me so I really hope the photos come out...When we arrived at ...

OK well last night i tried Cuy for the first time.  For those of you in the dark, that is the lovely Peruvian delicacy also known as guinea pig at home!! It was ok but don´t think i´ll be having it again as the crunching bones was not quite to my taste...  The restaurant we ate in was really nice though and we got chatting to the lady that ran it and she has put us in touch with someone who runs a really nice hostel for our return to Cusco a...

Today has been quite quiet.  Both Kim and I have not been sleeping amazingly well due to the altitude but we have been getting to bed quite early (post sleeping bag fights) so hopefully we´ve been getting just enough sleep.  We spent the morning in search of a supermarket but to no avail. We found some little markets and stocked up on some water and a few provisions.  Later we had a beer overlooking the Plazas de Armas whilst watching a festa...