jet lag

I have been very jet lagged! also woke up wondered where the hell i was thinking i was still in peru and which hotel room i was in, i got even more confused when i switch on my satnav(which was on my beside table) and it pointed to Taunton.how could it say taunton wheni was clearly in peru!!!! oh dear!! this was not a dream cos when i got up my sat nav fell on the floor out of its case!

photo album here

bush babie back from the jungle

I arrived back home in taunton at 11pm last night, nearly missed the coach back as flight was delayed. jet lagged, but glad to sleep in my bed and use my wonderful shower!! sorting pics so will post some soon.

1 sept Cusco

A very chilled out day. John got his bus to arequipa at 6 am. Both of us have a tummy bug so i was on a diet of immodium and hot water.

I was changing rooms later in the morning to a smaller one, so went to get some dollors out of the atm and drop some washing of at a laundry women as well as get some extra immodium incase i still have the tummy bug on the plane. didnt have much energy, so chilled out most of the afternoon on the hotel once i moved rooms. Later i went to the market to get some food to cook later in my room as it has a kitchenette as well as take some pictures.

Cannot upload my own pics here no usb port

machu picchu 30th Sept

We got up after 4am and set of walking in the dark, it was 30 mins along the road then 1km up the montain on a very steep trail to the entrance of MP. By time we reached the start of the trail, it was light enough to see. took over an hour to climb the path through the cloud forest into scruby forest, while listening to the dawn chorus.

Got our tickets and passport stamped, then headed into MP. The clouds were cloaking the mountains above MP, making it quite atmospheric. But there would be no dramatic sunrise. Its a fantastic place, photo points around every corner.

We then met our guide back at the entrance and had a tour for 2 hrs. I was listening half the time or was taking photos of MP, flowers, birds and other wildlife. We decided to walk back down the trail rather than catch the bus, to see what we could see. saw a few birds, but no rare things. Some nice humming birds, as well as some other birds i cannot ID.

Both John and i had thought it was a day later than it was, so we had no hotel booked in cusco, but by the time we got on the train we had phoned and booked one. Got the train back halfway to Cusco, then a mini bus rammed with tourists back to Cusco.

Arrived at the hotel at gone 11pm, iut was not expecting us, but still had a room free, we waited a short while, while they made up the room, which was an ampartmnt.

lake titicaca tuesday 28th Sept

We got the transfer bus to the port and Puno, and met our guide on the boat for 7am. First we went to the Islands of Uros, which are grass islands, well made from rushes. base is blocks of rush roots, then layers of rush straw. so islands are about 3m thick. most things are made from the rush - canoes, boats, houses. They wear colourful bright clothing and speak there own language.

Lake titicaca is at just under 4000m above sea level, and quite cold its the same size as puerto rico and can get 3 m waves

the tour boat then took us 2 hrs to tacqile island, another seperate race of people decendent from the spanish, live on this island. we climbed the hill to 4200m to the main plaza. was hard work in the thin air. They have there own traditiona costume. We went for lunch to a hours 10 min walk from the plaza. Had some coca tea with another herb from the island.

Got the tour boat back to Puno in the evining and waited for the over night bus back to Cusco. It was a posh bus with club class reclining seats.