Pisac Hike

Ok, this will be a quick blog. I´m tired and hungry, both of which take priority over keep you adoring readers informed! :)

Today i pushed it. Pisac is a large village some 34km´s NE of Cusco over a 3900m pass and surrounded by some simply stunning scenery. So naturally i decided to hike there on something of a whim. I was prepared to go somewhere today just perhaps not quite so extreme but im glad i did. Ive got loads of awesome photos (speaking of which, ive loaded a few from previous days onto my online album - see links to the top right) including some of me standing on a mountain ridge with a 1000ft drop behind me - come on, surely you must be slightly impressed! lol. They´ll go up as soon as possible over the next few days. It was definately one of the hardest and longest day walks ive ever done (25 miles in total) then i decided it would be a good idea to hike up a mountain to the Inka Ruins some 4km away. It was incredulously hard work, i cant tell you - and thats coming from me, a seasoned walked if i may say so myself. The Inka´s all thought it was a good idea to put steps everywhere and trust me, climbing steps at over 3000m altitude is not easy! Still, the sight was unbelievable. I personally put the Pisac ruins about Machu Picchu! Less people visit them and you really get a feeling of awe.

Coming back i jumped on a collectivo (mini-bus type thing) for 1hr of near hell. It was the single worse bus ride ive ever been on. I´ll moan more about it when my travel blog gets up but over the course of 33km, we nearly crashed once, nearly rolled it and red lined the engine more than i care to imagine. And we were still only going 20mph up the hill! It was an experience, ill leave it there!

Anyway, food is calling then bed. Catch you all later, drop me a message or comment if you can spare a sec.

Laters!