At 3.30am we got the
wake up call so that by 4.15am we where waiting at the last checkpoint so we
could begin the hike to Machu Picchu and see the sunrise at the Sun Gate! We waited and hiked for about an hour
to the Sun Gate, where we took some lovely photos and we where the second group
to arrive! We then left Machu
Picchu to use the toilets, get coffee and re-enter. We had a tour around the site for a couple of hours and then
wandered around on our hour. We
walked up to the Inca Bridge, then left Machu Picchu totally exhausted and
totally amazed that we actually managed to complete it! We caught the bus into the local
village for lunch where I purchased a t-shirt “I survived the Inca Trail” as I
was so proud of myself. We met up
with our entire group and caught the public train back to Cusco! We arrived back at 7pm and had a great
shower and went out to dinner and back to bed by 10pm!
