Day 3: We Made It

Okay, so clearly we made it through days one and two. Day three was all downhill and headed toward the town of Ollantaymbo (see Sacred Valley post) as our final destination.  Day three brought renewed energy and the realization that we had almost conquered this trek and would soon be headed to Machu Picchu. In the pic above, we’re headed to below the clouds where the mountains come together. 

Day three of the trek was all downhill- no for real, all downhill. No more climbing and we were going down all morning long. Day three was only four-ish hours of hiking. We started out with breakfast at camp then headed out. One thing I noticed throughout the trek is that there’s no real “trail”. Alex knew the treks by heart, but no signs, no real trails to tell you where to go. Hence, why you need a guide with you.

Downhill might be a good thing, but when it’s these little rocks all the way down it is hard. Lots of skidding your way down and hoping your toes aren’t running into the end of your shoes all day. When we got below the clouds we worked out way down actual trails, including some shortcuts that Alex knew. It was fun working our way down in a different way. 



We made it down in about four hours. The weather was perfect and it was a good mix of sun and shade- a great way to end the trek. That “in case of emergency” horse was always with us, but I’m happy to report that we did not need him the final day. Part of the crew joined us at the end of the trek, including one of the family members from the company. Valencia is a family owned company and one of the sons (I think) came out with us to just see how it was going and work the trek. I can appreciate that. 


We did it! From the end we stopped in Ollantaymbo for a lunch in a family owned restaurant. Then caught the train to go to Aguas Calientes, which is the town just below Machu Picchu. I think I should stop here for now. The journey to get there was something in of it’s own…including the AMAZING hotel we stayed at that night before going to Machu Picchu. 

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