We've been enjoying the good life back in the US after roughing it through Peru, Chile and Bolivia. Our holiday has been such a study in extremes. Our last week in Peru was spent sleeping in our little 2 person tent, communing with nature (and the outdoor "toilets") and waking up at dawn to begin our amazing trek on the Inca trail. We survived the daily 9 hour strenuous trekking through beautiful scenery. At such altitude, the clouds would often hang lower than the mountains and each sunrise that we saw was worth the effort of waking up in the dark.
It was a tough hike, especially with our lack of training leading up to the holiday. By the time we reached the lost city of Machu Picchu, we were wincing with pain every time we took a little step. Still it was a special feeling when we finally reached the Sun gate and saw the little city far below. We were lucky the clouds parted - it was such a surreal sight with the wispy clouds forming a halo around the Inca ruins.
To all those disbelievers taking bets that Dave wouldn't make it through the trek (yes you sponsor child!), he survived a bout of food poisoning and still made it to the end. Not bad for a first trek! Although I did have to promise him no more treks after this...which is not a hard promise to make since our next holiday will be a roadtrip through the south of France...can't get more civilised than that!
So MP was our very last stop in South America. We've been living the good life in California since then; with road trips along the coastline from Los Angeles to beautiful Monterey, Vegas visits and non-stop shopping and eating. It's been wonderful spending time with my family in LA and playing with the large extended brood of kids.
The next leg of our journey will be to Asia, we're looking forward to sunning ourselves on a little island in Borneo. Ahhh bliss....
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