Arrived in our hostel in Cusco this morning after a quick flight over the Andes this morning (very good views from the plane). The bikes have been assembled with no major mechanical failures to report (ignoring rubbish Treks inherent structural weaknesses). No issues to report with the altitude as of yet, although we haven't done anything too strenuous so far. Plan for this afternoon is to go and sample a local delicacy, fried guinea pig and chips. I will report back on the culinary potential (or otherwise) of the UKs favourite cute and fluffy pet.
Yesterday we had a look around lima and had some delicous pork rolls for lunch. At dinner I decided to take a gamble and order an unknown item from the menu which paid off as I ended up with a steak, rice, peppers and onions in a yummy sauce. Andy fared less well and got a dish spicy enough to warrant an "ooh thats hot" from Sunny, our team Indian.
Our basic Spanish is improving slowly (or we may just be getting better at miming). Andy has fallen into a habit of trying to make friends with various taxi drivers and innocent co-passengers by asking their name, age, maritial status and town of residence in faltering Spanish.
Tomorrow we get a train down through the mountains to the area around Maccu Picchu before we go and visit the ruins themselves on Monday.
Toby
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