El peregrinaje de Pedro al Perú: Inca Trail Day One

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Inca Trail Day One

Today was a normal good hike I would call it, I think about 6 miles, with a nice lunch stop. Didn't expect the first day to be so spectacular: mountains all around, esp Mt Veronica, and already spectacular ruins.

Veronica mtn; a grazing horse

Mt. Veronica and an amazing century plant; chicha delivery

The Ladies!

Another Inca lookout on the trail; bridge at our lunch spot

On the trail: day one

Another donkey; fence on the trail

A donkey and Ted- you decide which is which.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Start of a problemo....your crafty, veteran o0f numerous trips to Peru forgot to inform uyou......never, ever drink local corn brew made with local, aqua.............you are going to get sickooooo
Heffie; July 8, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Blogmaster said...: Heffie, Next time we have a Rod's Grill eating contest, we'll wash the weiners down with Chicha. My God, can you imagine?; August 1, 2009 at 10:37 PM

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Expedition Leader

Peter Allen: Despite his significant experience climbing in the Sierra Nevada and exploring Europe, some critics questioned his qualifications to lead the expedition to a South American country. In general, he answered his critics and strengthened his bid to lead future Allen family expeditions. Major shortcomings included often forgetting that it was not an expedition of one and wearing generally drab colors that made it difficult for his expedition team members to spot him from the typically great distances he placed between himself and his crew. Overall grade: A-

LOGISTICS

Ted Allen. A crafty veteran of numerous solo trips to Central and South America, he was at times overwhelmed by the need to arrive at consensus regarding daily plans. At times he abandoned his duties entirely out of mounting frustration with the inability to satisfy all team members. His knowledge of Lima restaurants cut a lot of time off searches for places to eat, but also resulted in some ill-fated choices that cost the team funds that could have been otherwise allocated. However, the team came home intact and generally healthy. Overall grade: B-