El peregrinaje de Pedro al Perú: Inca Trail: The Start

Friday, July 2, 2010

Inca Trail: The Start

Up at about 530 to all meet at 6 Am in Cusco. About a two hour drive to Ollantaytambo where we fueled up on breakfast and coffee. Then on barely driveable dirt road along the river, crisscrossing the railroad tracks, to KM 82-the official start point!

The inca citadel above Ollantaytambo; inca walls and irrigation in Ollantaytambo

Sara on the bus to the start (bathroom emergency!); a little girl at the start:

The scene getting ready; Sara and Pete get ready to start

The group at the start point

Ted and Nidiana crossing the bridge and officially starting; the ladies just afterwards

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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-