We spotted 9 of the 350 types of orchid in this national park and even had a botany lesson on how to spot an orchid (not sure I am exactly a whizz on it now though!)
At the bottom of a long line of steps we washed our hands in the spring purifying ourselves for the last part of the journey. It was now also tipping with rain, so the rainbow of ponchos were out in force as we had a lesson on Incan Sacrifice. Luckily for Jimmy it was not a practical today!
With the Sacred Valley (and more importantly the bar at the campsite) now in sight, we stormed ahead (I was lucky only to fall over once!!!), and were soon having lunch at the campsite.
We headed in the afternoon to the nearby ruins of Winaywayna meaning Forever Young. Here we had a lesson on Incan Numerology and the Incan Cross. Be warned - I will bore you all with the symbology when I get back as it's AMAZING!
We practiced "In the Jungle" to sing to the Porters tonight. Sadly, pretty much anyone who knows me has been made to sing this song now, but I'm proud to say that our group did a good job, althoug
h maybe the Temple of the Rainbow in the Sacred Valley is not the best place to have practiced it!After a well earned beer, we had an amazing dinner (the porters had baked a CAKE for our guides birthday!) and then a party with the porters to thank them for the amazing job they've done, and of course sing them our song. Then it was off to bed (8.30pm - I am getting old!) ready for the final challenge and the 4am start.
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