The morning started out early once again... with no power and no sun, getting ready and packing was difficult. We started the day with ziplining along and over the river between mountains. Was very fun and very high and very fast. There were five different stations that you graduated through and you could try different positions like upside down or superman, etc. Each got faster and more fun as we went along. At the end there was a suspension bridge, similar to like a ropes course for those of you who know what I'm talking about. It was very fun and people were crazy and risky, it was hilarious and a blast. Since I have experienced that kind of thing before, I was all in for the jumping/swinging/twisting/etc of the line to make it more fun, however, the girl in front of my was terrified and pretty much cried the entire way over the bridge. I had to talk to through most of it and adjusted/changed her cables at each checkpoint. Poor girl.
After lunch we started the hike to Aguas Calientes which is the small little village at the base of Machu Picchu. A fairly simple hike, a little uphill, and most along the train tracks, it was very pretty. The town of Aguas is very cute and dainty and pretty touristy of course so things are pretty expensive. We got there and the power had been out for a day or two because they had gotten so much rain. Once it got dark it was like the stars had fallen because there were candles literally everywhere. It was fun to walk through the markets and see everything lit up by candle light. They had hot water at our hostel so that shower was phenomenal. An early night for an early morning... like 4:00am early.
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