At 5am, we jumped out of bed and into action. Actually, that was Brenda. I slept in until around 5:30am and headed upstairs, the last one to arrive! Everybody was eating already and I just sat there in a sleepy stupor. I had my New Mexico tech mug filled up to the brim with coffee, so I could sip knowing that I wouldn’t need to get a refill.
I had most everything all ready to go. So, I was just waiting for Carlos to arrive with the bus. I forced myself to eat a little bit since I knew I would be needing the calories. Everybody was so amped up. So was I, even though you wouldn’t have thought that looking at me!
When Carlos got there, we piled into the big green bus and drove out of Cusco. I fell asleep until we arrived at Urubumba, which was about 1 hour from the drop off spot. We stopped in Ollantaytambo for odds and ends. I bought a couple of bananas (they really are amazing in Peru…small but delicious!). (more…)
