Saturday, May 21, 2011

Salkantay Trail

Hey all! Amy is blogging right now (woah) and Caity-kins is asleep. The "e" key sticks on these keyboards so it is supr frustrating to writ a whol blog. We got back from our Salkantay trek last night and bought shampoo (boy was that amazing). We had the most unbelievable time. Waking up to roosters at 5 am and knocking on the tent "Coca tea!", the most breathtaking views of snow capped mountains, out of the way mountain lakes, to being suddenly immersed in the jungle "Cloud Forest" and surrounded by waterfalls, orchids, and green green green. Machupicchu was a great finish to the trail, but certainly wasn´t the only thing that made it worthwhile. Our guide was a good guy and very caring and our cooks did some amazing stuff with a gas flame and pan (waking up to banana pancakes...wouldn´t Jack Johnson be surprised). We feel in great shape, just some coughing and sniffles. Gonna hang out in Cusco a couple more nights to unwind before moving on to Puno. I´m on a mission today to find the Chocolate Museum again so we can go on a tour. This morning is already starting well. I went for a jog, walked in on Mass, and found an American market where I bought milk and cereal for breakfast *sigh*. Life is good.