Day Two of the Inca Trail really sucked... Well, it was incredibly awesome, but it was so hard. They all say that the second day would be the hardest, and after the first exhuasting day, I was scared!! We started the day with a presentation of all the porters that went with us and carried all of the tents and food, and everything!! They all stepped up and said their names, ages, and what they were carrying. It was very interesting. We headed out after breakfast onto a fairly flat trail and at an altitude of 3,500 msnm, but in about 5 minutes in turned into climbing stairs for about 7 hours.
It was crazy hard, but it was still fun to walk up the old stairs through the rainforest. I walked with India most of the day because we were at about the same speed. We also walked near to a couple from England (Oliver and Gema) who weren't too keen to be stuck in a group of teenagers. We walked up and up and up, until we finally reached the top. When we looked down, we had literally climbed a mountain and were at 4,200 meters above sea level.
Finally at the top! They are Oliver and Gema on the right
We got to walk down super jenky stairs for two hours more until we reached lunch and the camp. We got to see some deer though, which I thought didn't exist in Peru, and I got a little taste of home.
It was a crazy day and I could hardly move, but the accomplishment was amazing! I slept very well that night!
L
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