We were saying how lucky we were that we also went yesterday and had great weather - because a lot of tourists were there just for today and could hardly see anything. Luckily for everyone, the clouds finally rolled away and most of the view was visible.
We walked up a different trail for part of the way on the mountain of Machu Picchu and then explored parts of the ruins we weren't able to get to yesterday. One of the women in our group is a technology education teacher from California, and she has been testing the water throughout the trip so she can share the results with her students back home. So today we were with her in the Incan ruins and we helped her test the water that was flowing through Machu Picchu. It was really interesting.
On our way back down the mountain we stopped off at the Machu Picchu Museum and got to see lots of artifacts that have been discovered from the site, ranging from jewelry to tools to pottery. Then we walked back into town which took about 30 minutes and we were exhausted from all of the walking and were really hungry. So Jenn & I went out to lunch with the group and ate a large cheese pizza and papas fritas (french fries) between the two of us. It was really good!
After that we headed uphill (this trip has been all about uphill!) to the Hot Springs. They were basically 6 or so hot tubs filled with spring-fed water and enhanced with minerals. It sounds really nice and spa-like, but it was kind of dingy with all of the tourists and local folk piling into the pools and after about 10 minutes Jenn and I decided we were definitely more than done with being there. So we headed back to town and had a cappuccino at a local cafe. Then we boarded the 5pm train back to Cusco, and after 3 1/2 hours on train and a 1/2 hour on the bus we were finally back to the hotel. We had pizza for dinner and then headed to bed to get ready for the next day. Horseback riding up to another Incan site tomorrow!
2 comments:
Wow I can't believe this is almost your last day of site seeing. Your going to need a vacation from the vacation. Again the pictures and your i-story entries are amazing. Keep up the good work. Love and miss you both.
WOW - awesome sites!! This has to be an experience you'll both never forget, and will motivate you to see the world! I've talked about it, you are doing it!!!
Sounds like pizza was the only thing on the menu yesterday!! Ah, but you were able to get a bit of sangria too :-)) Must be so much better than the bottled sangria here....
You mentioned today was horseback riding....hmmmm....I remember a day in Ireland that we had...the Gap of Dunloe in Kerry...better stop here, right Jenn??!!
I have given this URL to to several folks, so you have people in New Jersey, Texas and Irleland experiencing this with you!!
Good luck today, hope the horses are calm and the day exciting! Love U 2 and so proud of you both!!
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