Mud Run

KK and I signed up for the Mud Run race a while back and have been looking forward to it.  Christina also signed up and accidentally bought an extra ticket so Brooklynn came along with us.  It was a lot of fun but not enough mud for me.  We had to improvise to make us this dirty but I guess that was half the fun. KK wants to do another one.

 

Machu Picchu Day 7 and 8

Our last day started early at 3am. We hiked to the sun gate and had our first glimpse of Machu Picchu. We explored the site for a few hours, ate at a delicious restaurant where the boys got a present from Michelle, played card games as we rode a train back to Cusco. It was seriously one of the best trips I have been on. We are so lucky to have amazing friends that we were able to do this with. I feel so blessed and lucky to have had these experiences. It was hard but so worth it.

We ended the 7th day with Covid tests in our hotel room and dinner in the lounge. We were exhausted but man it was such an amazing trip. 

Star of our last day on the hike

The porters let you try on their packs to see how heavy they were.  Trev said they were so heavy

Waiting to be let on the trail

Walking to the sungate

First look at Machu Picchu 

After our tour of Machu Picchu we ate lunch where Michelle got the boys matching undies.

Trev carrying our stuff to the train. He looks like he is on SWAT with all the masks you have to wear to ride the train.

Playing card games on the way back to town

Girls got matching shirts. This is us waiting in hotel room for nurse to come give us our COVID tests so we could fly back the next day.

The last day we grabbed some good pizza before we headed to the airport.  Our first flight was into Lima and we got stuck on the runway for over an hour.  We were tired and miserable but finally made it to hotel room where we slept for the night before we woke up early to catch our 2 remaining flights home. 

Machu Piccu Day 6

The third day was my favorite.  We saw some ruins, hiked down through forests that were so beautiful and had views of miles and miles in every direction. It drizzled on us for almost 2 hours but cleared right towards the end of our hike so we could have the perfect view from my new favorite place on earth…Intipata.  I can not describe the feeling you get when your on the edge of a cliff, above the clouds and can see what seems like the expanse that never ends. It made me feel like I saw a glimpse into what heaven will be like.  It was a peace and calmness like I have never felt.  The whole trip was worth that moment in time. 

View from our campsite

Michelle got sick in the middle of the night but was such a trooper and walked the whole way even though she was so dizzy and nauseous so she napped whenever possible

More beautiful ruins

This was our view from our lunch campsite

Intipata is honestly my favorite place on this planet so far.  It was beyond description and I wish I could of stayed there longer.

That night our head chef made us a cake.  Its incredible what they are able to do out here.