Tuesday 18th September: Lima to Cuzco (Qos´Qo)
Spent the morning catching up at our Hostel, reading the ´Bible´and messing around on the Internet before our taxi came to pick us up and take us on another exciting trip through Lima to the airport. I seem to have adopted the 2 Surrey girls (I am the oldest and have a little more travel experience so totally feel like I am playing Mother Hen... I am not even 27 yet dammit!). So the girls have decided to venture on to Cuzco with me and we´re all booked into the Hostel´s sister hostel, The Point in Cuzco.
The flight was an easy one hour flight on LAN Peru (a bit more pricey than other airlines but new planes and we arrived without incident and on time), and then I caught a taxi through Cusco to my new abode. The Point in Cuzco is not as homely and quiet as the Lima version- this one is bustling with ´gap´year backpackers intent on making as much noise as possible at all times of the day...hmmmmm. Luckily I agreed to pay the extra 10 soles ($3) a day and have my own private room which means that I was not woken up by the puking drunken dormmates as the Surrey girls were.... I might be backpacking, but I do still have certain, ummm, standards!!
Went for a bit of a walk around Cuzco in the evening. Surprisingly, it is a little warmer here than Lima however you do really feel the altitude and every now and then I have to stop as my heart feels like its going to jump out of my chest!
The town is really pretty and absolutely bustling with people- 300 000 inhabitants and then bus and plane-loads of tourists!
I finalised my trek with SAS and am getting really excited for it!! Its going to be an insane 5 days (no showers, running water or toilets for 5 days) but apparently it is just so beautiful.
Spent the evening at the hostel and had another fab homemade dinner- Thai chicken with Mango chutney, sticky rice and veggies, all for a whopping 4 US$!! Bed early. Tired and cold. Wrapped myself up in my thermal underwear and my sheet "sleeping bag" and popped in the era plugs at that was that. Aim for tomorrow: download some photos for Facebook and blog...
Caribbean Chickens Backpacking Tip of the Day:
Dont just invest in one pair of decent ear plugs. Stock em up!
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