Bert's here! Hurray. Met up in Lima fine although I managed to time getting a bout of food poisoning perfectly with Bert's arrival and spent our first day being ill... how romantic. However... after seeing a doctor and taking it easy I am back to normal and we are now in Cusco.Hello. Bert here. Yippee! I´ve arrived and managed to meet up with Tania (thanks to the name board she was holding up for me at Lima airport). Having a few days "acclimatising" to the altitude of 3360m (which means lying about eating, drinking beer and not doing very much - how inconvenient) before starting our four day trek to 4,200m and to Machu Picchu tomorrow morning at 6am. Cusco is big and Spanish looking and there´s a Catholic festival going on so also rammed. Have discovered coco leaf toffees, corn cakes, alpaca steak but yet to try flattened guinea pig or llama burger. Saving those treats for after our trek. OOoh - I can promote my map here - www.sproutdesign.co.uk/transfer/taniamap.jpg
Tania again... so yes, we start our trek tomorrow and really looking forward to it although its going to be strange camping after spending 3 nights in a loverly hotel (which Bert booked as a surprise, ah)!
My journey from Iquique in Chile to Lima was a bit of a mission... I left at 7am on 13th and arrived at 1pm on 14th after a bus ride a collectivo ride across the border and finishing with a 19 hour bus ride, nice. However they had bingo on the bus which was good fun!!!
Well, must go and explore Cusco some more. Will let you know how our trek went when we get back in 5 days.
Adios,
T and Bert
3 comments:
Well hellooooooo Bert and Tania!!
Glad you got there ok bert. You'll both be pleased to hear that since your flat is empty, i have taken it upon myself to move in and make myself comfortable! Tonight i plan to have a party for the whole of Oval and tomorrow will be the Stockwell affair....perfect!
Enjoy the trek dudes....sounds like it'll be brilliant!!
James
go adventure - i read about the trek in a travel book a couple of weeks ago, sounds awesome.. especially to do it together...awwwwhhhhhhh!
hope that you had good weather for the sunrise at the gates?
go, go go and adventure!!!!
missing you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ps. bert - love the map..really puts t's adventures into perspective..phew!
hey kids!
you are in Peru - very jealous!
i hope that Machu Picchu was kind and that there was actually hot water in Aguas Calientes - i seem to remember brownish luke warm water - sorry Bert if i neglected to tell you that!
Have fun - let me know if you need any local knowledge...... i know a good place to buy quality Ziploc plastic bags in Lima!
Remember don't eat Ceviche in the evening and never EVER open the fridge straight after ironing.
love
Laura
ps Bert - i think the Catholic festival you were talking about is called Easter......
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