Peru – Day 2 (Macchu Pikachu!)

I loved our hostel! hahaha. The shower was freezing cold.

 

I was so excited! Everything worked out perfectly! I could not wait until we actually got there! We were a little stressed out because we weren’t sure if we were going to be able to get tickets. But as Lily would say, “You have to have faith!”

I totally thought we wouldn’t be able to get tickets.

The train ride to Aguas Calientes was awesome. There were spectacular views of the river and people farming, plus they served us a meal!

We decided to hike the trail! Whoever made that decision was a genius! It was awesome!

The only other people we met on the trail were all hiking down after taking the bus up. We were the only ones who did it in reverse. I think Clark thought we needed the exercise. Genius, pure genius. It took us several hours.

I love orange gatorade!

The Incans really were geniuses. So you know how Machu Picchu has all those different levels? Well there are some super cool stairs that are just made out of rocks sticking out. They also had them for the hike up so we sat on these ones for a picture!

There was a lady and her kid at about the half way point selling water and sodas. We stopped and rested a bit before continuing on.

We made it! And it is more impressive than I could even imagine!

Taiwan represent!!!

Dad, Stew, and now I have all stood here! How rad is that!? Let’s get Sarah, Mom, and Kendall down here!

I love my hat! fuh fuh fuh fuh.

Ray carried my Tilley hat with him around the world this year. Until Peru he never wanted to wear it. Since I also wanted to wear it he had to buy a local version of the hat. Don;t we look great?

 

What a killer summer!

It is really hard to keep these two on the ground.

 

Tribute to John Elway. I hope you miss this pose! (haha well Payton Manning can throw so I can kind of understand)

The Incan Bridge was amazing. They obviously had zero fear of heights.

Vanessa volunteered to stay with our bags while we hustled over to see the Incan Bridge. When we got back this is how we found her so of course we had to have a little fun with her.

Clark and Ray were standing next  to a steep drop off. I expressed some concern so of course they had to mock as if they were really nervous. “ We are so scared. Fuh,Fuh Fuh.”

We heard that LLamas will spit on you if you get too close. I kind of doubt if it is true, because Ray gave this llama the perfect opportunity.

Tribute to the fastest man in the World!!!

My dad did it too!

 

This was the clock rock. Apparently the Incans could tell the time by this rock. Can you tell what time it is? Hint: count my fingers.

This rock is the center of the world. There’s an energy that comes off of it…I think that’s why the photo is blurry.

“My favorite people now, the Incans.” – Bryce Banks

The rocks are so tightly fit together they say you can’t fit a needle between them.  Really very impressive.

It was 5pm. Closing time and we just got our tickets for the bus ride home.

We discussed maybe not adding any text at all to this blog posting since the beauty of Machu Picchu is so amazing. Words can’t describe it. Even photos don’t do it justice. You have to see it in person. I am so grateful for the opportunity we had.