Month: April 2026

The Lares Trail  Tuesday – Thursday, 28-30 April Day 1 It was with some trepidation that we left our comfortable hotel to follow the Lares trail for three days, sleeping in tents, climbing to a remote pass of over 4,700m,

Active Adventures Sunday, Monday April 26 – 27 This morning we were to meet our fellow adventurers of the “Ultimate Machu Picchu and Amazon” journey. Our meeting point was scheduled for midday, at the hotel we would be staying at

Calm before the challenge Saturday 25 April Lynne’s morning started at 4.30am, messaging Kirsten as she sent some fabulous photos from a party she and Dylan were attending. After our exertions of yesterday and a testing climb with our tour

Out Hiking Thursday 24 April After breakfast, we went on a preparatory expedition up the road to the Misky Factory Cafe, where we had a most satisfactory coffee and pastry yesterday. The purpose was to arm ourselves with a backup

The City of Cusco Thursday 23 April After breakfast in the cold breakfast room, we decided to acclimatise to the altitude by devising our own walking tour of Cusco, Peter marching ahead, with Google Maps in hand, with Lynne and

Arrived Wednesday 22nd AprilWe landed ahead of schedule in Lima and had allowed a good amount of transfer time before our flight to Cusco. This was to accommodate possible delays, navigating immigration, acquiring a SIM card and local currency. Everything

Preamble It could well have been a safari in the Okavango Delta, or a visit to the polar bears in Svalbard. But, it became the ‘Ultimate Machu Picchu and Amazon adventure’, Lynne’s dream for years, with Peter markedly cooler on