by alpaca | Oct 24, 2025 | Allgemein
Rest Day in Llachon Because our campsite didn’t have a shower, Göran and I braved the very refreshing waters of Lake Titicaca to wash ourselves. According to the site owner, the water temperature was 9 degrees Celsius. That would explain why washing my hair in...
by alpaca | Oct 23, 2025 | Allgemein
A Visit To The Hospital Contrary to what many think upon reading the title, the hospital visit was not for me because of my numerous health issues since arriving. The day started out almost like any other day, but with a greater lack of sleep than usual because the...
by alpaca | Oct 22, 2025 | Allgemein
Recovering at Our Second Casa Ciclista On the 21st Jacques arrived in Juliaca on his bicycle and Göran and I by motorized transport. The latter had been quite the hassle to organize so I was once again very glad that Göran’s Spanish is so good and that he was...
by alpaca | Oct 20, 2025 | Allgemein
When The Rest Days Become Annoying We had (vegetarian!) lunch at a street stall the next morning. It was very tasty even though (or maybe because?) it was pretty much only carbs. However, a bit later I unfortunately started feeling nauseous again. So much so, that...
by alpaca | Oct 18, 2025 | Allgemein
Oh How The Tides Can Turn… We started our day early to head for the mountain pass. After long and heavy rain during the night, most of our things were wet including my toiletry bag, which I had stupidly forgotten outside the evening before. That had never ever...
by alpaca | Oct 16, 2025 | Allgemein
Aguas Calientes 2.0 In the morning, the dog (I have dubbed her Luna although that’s certainly not her name) was still sleeping next to our tent, only opening her eyes a bit every now and then when one of us strayed too far from the campsite and her watchful...
by alpaca | Oct 15, 2025 | Allgemein
Cycling to Sicuani Luckily, the next morning the weather was better although the bar had been set admittedly low with the buckets of rain it poured down the night before and the strong winds that made me question how much the tent could take. It was cloudy and every...
by alpaca | Oct 13, 2025 | Allgemein
Meeting Our Temporary Fourth Alpaca We got up early, packed, had a homemade smoothie (banana, strawberry and soy milk) for breakfast and headed off. While leaving Cusco we encountered an anomaly that we only saw in Cusco and have not seen again up to date: a dedicated...
by alpaca | Oct 11, 2025 | Allgemein
Restdays in Cusco There’s not much to tell for those days in Cusco, not for me at least. While the men had the chance to explore the numerous sites around the city and go on day trips, I lay in bed with a fever and dutifully taking my antibiotics. On the 9th I...
by alpaca | Oct 8, 2025 | Allgemein
To Machu Picchu and Back Day 1We had an early start to catch our bus at 6 AM, which would drop us off at Hydroelectrica after a 6 to 7-hour bus ride through the mountains. From there, we walked along the railway tracks, through the beautiful, lush green jungle and...
