The Eve Before Machu Picchu

Well we´ve made it this far there´s no turning back now. We are in Aguas Caleintes or as what i like to call "we´re only here cause of you white folk!, thankyou and come again" The town is primarily built on the foundations of TOURISM. Main industry, tours to Machu Pichu, secondary industry restaurants and more restaurants.
I have never seen so many pizza places in my life. So mannny...

Aguas Calientes, is a the final stop before making the final accent to Machu Picchu. We caught the train here from Cusco, 4 hours, it takes and two of those hours is just to get out of fricken Cusco. Still the train ride really comes to life as you head into the high Andean Mountains. With shear cliffs and towering mountain tops on either side of the train and running parraell with the Rio Urubamba the train ride is nothing less than SPECTACULAR, which is good cause it´s fricken expensive.....

So we didn´t do the Inca Trail. What can you do, it`s commercial as hell. At KM 88 is where in INCA TRAIL starts. These poor porters all colour coded carrying massive packs for the tourist. SO many groups heading out on the trail. I would want to do an alternative INCA trail. The trail looks nuts, you can see these massive steep mountins and think, 'are they gonna climb that' It's definately a 'glad it's you and not me moment' when you see them accent the massive peaks.

When we arrived today we had to sort out our tickets to get back to CUSCO for the 13th of November. I really need to learn Spanish, shit would be so much easier if I knew it. It was such a hassle just to get the tickets, every tour company in Cusco will tell you that there are no train tickets available. Or that it takes 48 hours before you can get a train ticket.. All BS, we bought our tickets from the website last night and picked up the tickets this morning....
Also they will tell you that the a tour group is the best way to see Machu Picchu, again more BS, the place is so set up for tourist that there is enough information and free maps for you go and do it your self.

Tour groups are such a pain in the ass.... avoid them if you can, you`re always rushed and pushed and hearded around like Andean Lama`s that you forget to enjoy the bloody experience... Yeah, it´s a little harder trying to figure out what to do and where but hey that`s half the fun.... the other half is when you figure it out... You`re like HELL YEAH BITTCHEEESS..

So now all has been sorted. The final checklist complete and all without having to book a tour out of Cusco...

Entrance tickets to Machu Picchu - Check
Return Bus tickets to Machu Picchu - Check
Return train ticket to Cusco - Check
Food to Machu Picchu - Check
ID`s - Check
Free Map of Machu Picchu - Check
Cameras - Check
Memory Cards - Check
Laptop for midday upload of pictures - Check

It´s all there, all done ready to go, bus leaves at 5:30 in the morning to Machu Picchu, it´s the earliest bus to leave Aguas for Machu Pichu, we`re taking this one so that we can see the sunrise over this puppy.

Only one thing left to do.......

PRAY FOR A CLEAR DAY!! AND A CLEAR SUNRISE.....

If it happens it happens if not then who the hell cares where at MACHU PICCHU!!!!!!

woo hooo

Let´s DO THIS BITTCHHESSS.....

CARLOS