... it all started so well, with nice and sunny weather ...
... the first glimpse of the Humantay ... "only" about 5500 meters high ...
... second day - after a deadly freezing night in the tent, the hardest hike - from 3900 to 4630 meters above sea level, and down again to 2900 - about 25 km in sun, wind, rain and even snow ...
... but we did it! and the Salkantay stood in front of us in all its majesty ... until the bloody clouds arrived ... again!!!
... third day - after another pretty cold night, and barely standing after the previous day, we had to walk down from 2900 to 2000 meters, about 15 km - but the landscape changed dramatically, from snowy high mountains to rainforest and coffee plantations (Lucmabamba)
... we even had to work to get the first decent south American coffee - Ernst had to harvest and grind the marvellous Arabica of our host family (Basilio and Victoria - we cannot thank you enough for your hospitality and the excellent food ... not to mention the coffee, of course!!)
All in all - we survived the famous Salkantay trek, we proved once again that we are not made of sugar and that the vegan power will prevail! We are now ready for everything ...
Salkantay trek is the alternative to the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu was recently named among the 25 best Treks in the World, by National Geographic Adventure Travel Magazine.
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