Because we were still on British time, we awoke several times in the night, and at 6.00am (which felt like midday) we decided to get up. Outside, day was breaking and the weather felt cool and refreshing. The wet ground indicated we’d had some rain overnight. I took an invigorating shower while Trevor got to…
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Cuzco and Cava
Ah… it was great to be able to get up this morning when we wanted (around 7.30am), enjoy a nice long shower, then stroll down for a leisurely breakfast. Those who were going on the tour were just about to leave, so we said we’d see them later on. 🙂 We pottered around for a…
It’s all about the Altitude
What an uncomfortable night I spent! I woke up around midnight with my stomach and guts bloated with wind, one of the unpleasant symptoms of a lower atmospheric pressure. I couldn’t get comfortable no matter which way I lay; what I really needed was to be trocarised. Several times I got up during the night…
Puno and Lake Titicaca
Another early start, although we were both awake before the early-morning call as we hadn’t slept well anyway. We were both really tired and it was a supreme effort to get out of bed and get dressed. I had a slight headache and Trevor had to take a couple of Imodium tablets to fend off…
Under the weather in Arequipa
During the early hours of the morning, I woke up to see Trevor standing at the window, which was open wide. I asked him what he was doing. His reply was that the room was full of fumes, the type given off by an oil-burning boiler. Trevor is a mechanical fitter, so this is something…