Day 22 - Rio to Peru

Woke up early, early in the morning to catch a 5:45am flight from Rio to Lima to Cusco. We got into Lima a little early. Since our original layover was about 5 hours we went to check if we could make an earlier flight. Lo and behold, we could. So we did.

The only trick was informing our prearranged taxi at Cusco of our new arrival time. I think we threw them for a bit of a loop, because the taxi was about 20 minutes late picking us up. From Cusco airport we drove to Ollantaytambo.Lots of stray dogs seem to roam these areas.

The day was overcast, so we were a little worried about what the weather had in store for us.

Our guesthouse (Hostel Sauce), made us feel right at home. They served us Coca tea, and had flowers waiting for our honeymoon.

The view from our room overlooked some Incan ruins.
Ignoring all warnings about avoiding over-exerting yourself when you arrive in a high-altitude area, we decided to climb the ruins.You can see the whole town from the top.


We stress tested the camera's self-timer. It's amazing, the poses you can strike in under 1o seconds.


Ming decided to get artsy with this shot:

As it was getting dark, we descended into a tourist trap... I mean market.

Today we escaped with all our Soles intact. I'm sure we won't be so lucky in the future.

Once back at the guest house we were served complementary Pisco Sours, Peru's national drink. It's a mix of pisco, lemon juice, egg whites, and syrup.