Hey folks you wouldnt think it could get any better but what a day we have had! It has to be admitted though that we had a siesta this afternoon although surely we can be forgiven as we were up at 5.30 for a 6.30 departure.
We set off back along the rickety, stony single-track road re-doing the journey of last night down to the hotel. It was pretty scary with big drops to one side but we´re here to tell the tale. The views were magnificent - pre-Incan terraces, glaciers,(source of the Amazon), lakes, animals. The bus had a lot of difficulty getting over the raised channels carrying water as it had to rev quite hard.
We went to Condors´Cross where we saw huge condors circling around. We saw an Andean rabbit and a fox, a wolf, a parakeet, a humming bird´s nest, aloe vera plants, wild lupins, vetch and so on and so on.
Most of the terraces are cultivated but there are also squares of land bordered by stone dykes. They grow cactuses on top so that animals cannot get at the harvest.
There are no tarred roads at all in the valley because most of the work is agriculture and the farmers don´t want traffic on the roads where they drive their anumals.
We were in one or two villages. In the church in Maca we saw the statues on the platform ready for the Independance day parade tomorrow.
Off to dinner - see you tomorrow.
Itinerary
- 2007 Madrid
- 2107 Lima
- 2207 Ica
- 2307 Nazca lines
- 2407 Drive along Pacific coast
- 2507 Arequipa
- 2607 Santa Catalina Convent
- 2707 Colca Canyon
- 2807 Puno
- 2907 Lake Titicaca
- 3007 Orient Express to Cuzco
- 3107 Cuzco
- 0108 Urubamba
- 0208 Machu Picchu
- 0308 Machu Picchu
- 0408 Lima
- 0508 Madrid
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Sounds like youse are having a fantastic time there! We're getting settled in, though things are still in uproar for the most part. We bought a Dyson today, so the house has had a good vacuum!
We'd completely forgotten about the housewarming presents you'd given us until this afternoon when we were unpacking some stuff into the kitchen, rediscovered them and wheeeeee we're so excited! We haven't booked it yet, but there's a DVD in the pack, and we've watched that and it looks like a proper adventure! Thank you so much; we can't wait!
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