Cusco we love you, but adios

Cusco is quite simply a beautiful and amazing city... Yes its full of tourists, but it also has some stunning colonial architecture mixed with Inca remains, walls and ruins. Plus the range if food available is incredible! We could have bought Firsty Ferret if we wanted (!) but opted for the locally brewed craft ales instead.


There is so much potential for adventure here, you could easily spend two weeks... but we had to make a very tough decision... Press onwards (and probably upwards) on our own adventure and mark Cusco as a possible future 2 week adventure holiday of its own... We simply can't do everything this trip.


Perhaps we'll regret this later, but we also chose not to see Machu Pichu... It's a huge amount of money and more over logistically difficult to organise (especially at last minute which is the only real way when cycle touring). Plus I want to look more into the protests... It was closed a week ago due to them... I suspect it is becoming too much of a tourist trap, and we're not wholly convinced we want to be part of that.


So tomorrow we leave our wonderful hotel and its creature comforts and beautiful panoramic view if the historic city centre, and cycle up the sacred valley towards Pisac... Then from there we're going to brave the cycle to Puno... Hoping to arrive there in about a week. To be honest I cant wait to get back on the bike!


Adios Amigos, asta leuago


xxxxx