Machu Picchu

Yesterdays adventures started at the crisp hour of 5am. We left our warm, cozy beds at Atek to be on a bus at 6 to leave for the train station to begin our journey to Machu Picchu. After winding our way through the busy morning streets of Cusco we boarded our train to start the three hour travel to get to the town of Machu Picchu. Our train ride consisted of passing villages, crops, streams, and a continuous view of the amazing Andes mountains. When arriving to the town we then caught a bus to begin our ascent into the mountains. A multitude of switch backs, close passes with other buses and an incredible view made for one of our most exciting bus rides yet. We began our climb and tour of Machu Picchu right away. Our tour guide Mario told us of the history of the archeological site, the Inca Trail (he thinks that climbing the Inca Trail is a great honeymoon idea)and also felt the need to constantly tell us that pumas were all along the mountains waiting for Canadians to eat. We climbed the whole site in the scorching heat, finding shade where we could, pausing at the top of the mountain to feel the cold breeze in an attempt to cool off and drinking about 25 litres of water throughout the day. We also of course saw the famous Machu Picchu llamas and some of our team members were even brave enough to reach out to pet them and of course take selfies with them. As exhausted as we all were the end view was breath taking. And of course we took the classic Beach Corner Church Machu Picchu Peru team picture. After a great day of exploring one of the seven wonders of the world we started to make our way back to our home for the past two weeks. Our last full day in Peru was fulfilled with many memories and now today we pack and begin our long journey home. We are all very thankful for you keeping us in your prayers for these past weeks. We would ask that you continue to pray for good health and strong minds and bodies for our travel home. We will see you all back in Canada soon! Bailee