DAY 1
Woke up at 6:00am because we were getting picked up at 6:30 by David, our guide. Arielle overslept and was having...problems. We eventually got on the road and drove a couple of hours to MollePata (2,900 masl= 9,514 feet) to have breakfast a little cafe.
- Molle= small tree that can be used for Mosquito repellent or Chicha
- Pata= place
- Tourguide: David
- Horseman: Alberto
- Chef: Ruben
- Ass. Chef: Estamilado (next to me in spanish)
Arielle and I were actually really unprepared for the trek compared to the other people in the group who had daypacks, walking poles, zipoff pants, etc, etc. We basicallly just brought our purses to hike with. But we were ready regardless.
We walked a few hours on an old bus road before having lunch in a little community. We had asparagas soup, chicken in peanut sauce, rice and a peace that David told us was condor egg. Mate de coca. We talked about Peruvian politics and sacrificing people. Our lunch place overlooked a beautiful valley and it was really peaceful up there.
After lunch we hiked for two more hours to the campsite. We hiked A LOT slower than everyone else and just talked a lot about our lives in Cusco and the crazy stuff that has been happening to us here.
Our campsite was called SORAYPAMPA (3,900 masl= 12, 800 feet). We had some tea and cookies and changed into our warm clothes because it was already FREEZING and it was supposed to get to -6 or -10 celcius which is like 15 degrees fahrenheit. We had dinner around 7 which was Trout, rice, and veggies. After dinner they gave a little surprise in the form of a Pisco Sour :) Arielle went into our tent and ate our SODA cookies for dessert and tried to sleep.
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