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The trail continues upwards
The path continues, very rocky & with a massive drop beside it!
The path, winding around the mountains
The view from the rest stop
The neverending path to the core of the Earth, or so it seems!
Finally we arrive at our campsite, in total darkness
The porters who carried the stuff for my half of the group
Me at the entrance to the Winayhuayma campsite bar
The view from Winayhuayma
All the porters queing as our tips are handed over
The clothes we left behind for the porters, including my boots which are bigger than most of the porters themselves!
The view from the path as we begin day 4 of the trail
The path continues, up & down
The steepest (not to mention dodgiest!) staircase in the world?
Me at the Sun Gate, where you get the 1st view of Macchu Picchu
The path leading up to the Sun Gate
The view from the Sun Gate
And finally, I arrive at Macchu Picchu
Everyone starts to arrive
And here we are, the whole group at Macchu Picchu
The entrance to the ruins where all the tourists arrive by bus
Kenny explaining about the site
The ruins, as seen from the top
The market in the town where we had lunch, after getting the bus down from Macchu Picchu
The train, with steam coming out the chimney on top
Our new room, back at the hotel in Cusco
Ian, Carrie, Martin, Georgina & Martin having lunch the next day, sfter a celebratory night's clubbing!
The square, as seen from the restaurant
The Papillon, not quite as plush as the one on Southend seafront!
Our last night's celebratory meal
And surprise surprise, a band turn up, with their CD for sale!
Some scary looking dancers
Michelle's cake for her birthday
Me with a phone holder, my award for being the member of the group who talked the most! (collected to chants of 'Southend!')
A kid who decided to attach himself to Matt's leg when he refused to give him money!
CCusco airport, as we prepare to fly back to Lima
Having a drink at the airport
The Andes, as seen from the plane (more like an Alton Towers ride than an aeroplane!)
A piss-smelling square in Lima, at the bottom of the road which only appeared to sell shoes (prostitutes to the right!)
The palace at the top of the road
The changing of the guard, Monty Python style!
A park in the newer & considerably more pleasant part of Lima
The bowling place in the shopping centre
Pete, Ian, Lian, Ewan, Tina & Dee bowling in Lima, as we await our long flight back to Madrid
